# Regular expressions are awesome!

[![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1723800782518/97f2c6c3-1751-4b0d-8432-9b10c8c2e490.png align="center")](https://xkcd.com/208/)

I think regular expressions is a topic that gets [equal love and hate](https://dev.to/thibaultduponchelle/thoughts-citations-and-thoughts-about-regex-29h0) from programmers. We love it when it works, and when it doesn't it makes us want to pull out our hair. (Perhaps, bald programmers are the most experienced Regex users? ;) )

If used right, it is an awesome tool to improve your Find/Replace superpower! I have realised that I use it more often than before, especially when refactoring code where I need to make adjustments in multiple places.