Decoupling, orthogonality, and the principle of least knowledge in JavaScript.
Although JavaScript regexes used to be underpowered compared to other modern flavors, numerous improvements in recent years mean that’s no longer true. Steven Levithan evaluates the history and present state of regular expressions in JavaScript with tips to make your regexes more readable, maintainable, and resilient.
Decoupling, orthogonality, and the principle of least knowledge in JavaScript.
A JavaScript and regular expression centric blog
Over at Smashing Magazine, I just published a 3,100-word (no fluff) article evaluating the history, present state, and future of regexes in JavaScript, with lots of tips. I think all JavaScript developers will learn something from this, and I'd love to know what was new for you! Check it out: Regexes Got Good: The History…