Qafoo GmbH - passion for software quality ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :Author: Tobias Schlitt :Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:35:17 +0100 :Revision: 2 :Copyright: All rights reserved ================================= Understanding Regular Expressions ================================= :Keywords: regular expressions, pcre, backtracking, atomic groups, quanitifier, greedy, modifier, character class, patter, sub pattern, grouping, assertions, anchors, presentation, Zend Webinar - August :Description: Regular expressions seem to be some kind of dark magic for many developers. Although easy to understand, they consist of strange characters like brackets, dots, … Regular expressions seem to be some kind of dark magic for many developers. Although easy to understand, they consist of strange characters like brackets, dots, asterisks and questions marks. However, as soon as you have understood what is going on behind the curtain, you do not want to miss regular expressions in many areas. This session does not only allow you to lift the veil and read as well as write the seemingly magic regular expressions, but also demonstrates how and where you can employ them by working with examples in step with actual practice. Watch online ------------ .. image:: /images/talks/12_08_understanding_regular_expressions/slide_0.png#112 :class: slides `Download PDF`__ __ /talks/12_08_understanding_regular_expressions.pdf