What are some Regular Expression concepts you find hard to grok?

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I was reading a Tweet from my friend Amy on Twitter where they put out a Twitter poll that is currently going on.

🐾 Amy Shackles 🐾

@amyshackles

What emotional reaction do you have toward regular expressions (regex)?

14:49 PM - 03 Jul 2022

to which I replied in my funny way.

Nick Taylor

@nickytonline

@AmyShackles /(?<reaction>Fear|Anger|Disgust|Excitement)/i

15:14 PM - 03 Jul 2022

And this got me to thinking that many folks struggle with regular expressions. What are some things that trip you up when it comes to regular expressions?

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