Using regular expressions can be a little difficult for beginners. In most cases, simple find and replace operations can be performed using Escape Sequence, which users even deal with in Microsoft Word.
Any alternatives?
Learn regular expressions.
Do not use semi-automation when searching and replacing.
Use other tools that support Escape Sequence. For example, Notepad++.
Have you checked for existing feature requests?
Summary
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-language/escape-sequences
What benefits does this feature provide?
Using regular expressions can be a little difficult for beginners. In most cases, simple find and replace operations can be performed using Escape Sequence, which users even deal with in Microsoft Word.
Any alternatives?
Other examples:
No response