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title: NWRUG's October 2023 Meeting (19 October)
teaser: It will soon be NWRUG's October 2023 meet-up on Thursday, 19 October.
tags: community,events,manchester,meetup,news
author: Rob Whittaker
published_on: 2023-10-17
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It will soon be NWRUG's October 2023 meet-up on Thursday, 19 October, at
IntelliCentrics UK's offices. To attend, please secure a spot on [their Ticket
Tailor page][].

This month, thoughtbot's [Svenja Schäfer][] will be giving a remote talk called
"How regular expressions made my dog less reactive".

> Let’s face it: Regular Expressions are intimidating. As soon as we know we
> have to deal with them, we open StackOverflow. Someone has the answer. We
> might not know if it’s correct, but at least we can write some tests around
> it.
>
> What if I tell you, that my dog, Hugo, with serious fear for everything
> unknown, moving or not moving, big or small, became less reactive – with the
> help of regular expressions? This talk will give you the answer and a
> guideline to understand regular expressions.

Please read [their code of conduct][]; [full event details][] are available on
the NWRUG website.

They are always looking for people to give talks in person or via The Internet.
Be the change you want to see, and [get in touch][].

[full event details]: https://nwrug.org/events/october-2023-svenja-schafer
[get in touch]: mailto:info@nwrug.org
[svenja schäfer]: https://ruby.social/@slickepinne
[their code of conduct]: https://nwrug.org/code-of-conduct
[their ticket tailor page]: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nwrug/1028423