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Discussion on: I hated Regex so much that I made iHateRegex.io

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Mike Schinkel • Edited

For simple problems, regex are not needed, you have simpler, more readable solutions.

I used to feel the same.

Then I actually learned how to use regex.

Now I think that non-regex solutions that use more than one function are better done with regex. Because 80% of the time you only need simple regex patterns.

For complex problems, regex are not good at all.

(Almost) totally agree.