(Nathan A. Good) steps through each recipe and explains step by step what the pattern is trying to accomplish.
— Steven Mandel, .NET Developer's Journal
Regular expressions are an essential part of programming, but they can be difficult to cope with. Enter Regular Expression Recipes for Windows Developers. This is the only book of its kind that presents material in a functional, concise manner. It contains over 100 of the most popular regular expressions, along with explanations of how to use each one. It also covers all of the major development languages, including JavaScript, VB, VB .NET, and C#.
Author Nathan A. Good teaches by example and provides concise syntax references as necessary throughout the book. You're sure to find his examples accurate and relevant. This book is an ideal solutions guide for you to keep in a handy place for quick reference.
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Rating: - Very cool
I was searching to a book to give some pratical information about regular expressions. Very cool.
Rating: - Every .NET developer should own this book
Regular expressions are one of the most abstract topics for the average developer to master. Nathan does a real good job of producing something that any developer should be able to start and build their own base library of core expressions.
The approach he takes by presenting some introduction to Regular Expressions, then presenting usable code in three languages is so useful. Regular Expressions are so abstract, but yet so simple the best way to learn them is by example. For me this was the ... Read More
Rating: - Clear, concise, and very useful
The Syntax Overview at the beginning of the book is worth the price alone. Nathan outlines the basic parts of regular expressions and gives you a clear idea of what they are without getting pedantic. This overview isn't even included in the main chapters but rather as an introductory supplement perhaps underestimating its usefulness. Do yourself a favor especially if you are new to regular expressions and read this section first.
After introducing you to the basics the book moves right ... Read More
Rating: - Too much source code, not enough regular expressions
When I saw the title of this book, I was excited at the prospect of a book filled with detailed regular expression examples. Unfortunately, it didn't pan out that way.
Spread over a whopping 359 pages, the book lists exactly 100 tasks that you can accomplish with a regular expression. As the solution, the author not only gives a regular expression, but also a complete source code snippet in C#, VB.NET, JavaScript and VBScript. Not all solutions have snippets in all languages. Some solutions ... Read More
- Every .NET developer should own this book
- Too much source code, not enough regular expressions
