/tags/validation/ Recent bookmarks tagged #validation Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 http://davidcelis.com/blog/2012/09/06/stop-validating-email-addresses-with-regex/ No, I’m not joking. Just send your users an email. The activation email is a practice that’s been in use for years, but it’s often paired with complex validations that the email is formatted correctly. If you’re going to send an activation email to users, why bother using a gigantic regular expression?<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #email #imported:pinboard #regex #usability #validation #webdev</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:34:42 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:32680 email imported:pinboard regex usability validation webdev http://davidcelis.com/blog/2012/09/06/stop-validating-email-addresses-with-regex No, I’m not joking. Just send your users an email. The activation email is a practice that’s been in use for years, but it’s often paired with complex validations that the email is formatted correctly. If you’re going to send an activation email to users, why bother using a gigantic regular expression?<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #email #regex #usability #validation #webdev</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:34:42 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:22559 email regex usability validation webdev