Comment:multi-line comment by Jeffrey Friedl (fastest)
\*the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
Negated Character Class[^*]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
*the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
\*+the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16) , repeated at least once
Non-Capturing Group(?:[^*/][^*]*\*+)* *repeats the group contents below any number of times:
Negated Character Class[^*/] *the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
/the literal / (4710 / 578 / 2F16)
Negated Character Class[^*]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
*the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16)
\*+the literal * (4210 / 528 / 2A16) , repeated at least once
Comment:multi-line comment by someone (slowest)
Comment:/\* .*? \*/
s modifier: single line. Allows a dot to match line terminators
x modifier: extended. Ignores unescaped whitespace and comments outside character classes
X modifier: eXtra. A \ followed by a letter with no special meaning causes an error
g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first