Summary of How Regex in C# can kill your app

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

The author of the video discusses how regular expressions can kill an application if not properly configured. He recommends using a timeout or better regex to avoid this problem.

• 00:00:00 This video demonstrates how regex can kill an application if not properly understood and configured. The author shows a piece of regex that is widely used on email validation, and demonstrates how backtracking can cause the application to run slowly.
• 00:05:00 The author discusses how regex in C# can kill an app, noting that it is prone to exponential growth and backtracking. He recommends using either a timeout or a better regex.
• 00:10:00 In this video, the author discusses how using regular expressions can quickly cause an application to crash. One way to avoid this is to set a match timeout.