Practical Usage of Regular Expressions: An introduction to regexes for translators: 1 - Tapa blanda

The aim of Practical Usage of Regular Expressions is to show that there are many practical uses of even simple regexes for tasks such as quality assurance (ensuring consistency), automating conversions, intelligent searches, etc., in particular in conjunction with a translation tool, such as memoQ®, Trados Studio® or Wordfast®. Although this book concentrates on a translation tool environment, the described basic language elements and examples apply to Microsoft® .NET®-based environments, and indeed, most regex engines. Even complex constructs are explained clearly with schematic diagrams and appropriate examples. The clear structure, many illustrative examples, useful regexes and syntax summary make the book ideal as reference. The comprehensive worked example gives beginners a painless introduction to regexes and explains all needed concepts, except for the most advanced applications. The reader exercises (with solutions) also make the book ideal as tutorial. Although concise, the book provides entry- and intermediate-level regex users with detailed reference material, not just for translators, but also for general applications. This third edition has been extended to discuss regexes in Wordfast (although it does not use the .NET flavour) and wildcards in Microsoft Word, as well as a short discussion of some considerations with foreign languages (including diacritics and right-to-left languages). More than 100 practical examples augment the text content.

Anthony Rudd has a MSc (honours) from Auckland University. After many years as computer software engineer, he is now a professional translator with experience in several different CAT (computer-assisted translation) systems. He has written a series of books on various computing topics (programming languages and application systems).