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> additional validation barriers on conversion experiences cause users to drop off It's not a validation, it's simply a mask - it does not block the user, only
by root_axis 8y ago
> additional validation barriers on conversion experiences cause users to drop off
It's not a validation, it's simply a mask - it does not block the user, only formats what they enter into the text field.
> I do love how we like to rip on the JS community when it's convenient for us (npm, every new framework ever, etc) but when I say a front-end lib is "hot-garbage trash" because it breaks something as simple as backspace it's over the line...
Personally, I think "ripping on the JS community" is always a waste of time; jQuery still works in 2019, if you think that's the best way to go, have at it, but even in those threads I think it's pretty rare to see someone openly regard others work with such disdain as "hot garbage".
- detaro 8y agoIt's not just a mask. The phone number field tries a lot of clever stuff, and when I went back and inserted digits near the start of the number it wiped half the entered digits, presumably because the temporary state didn't fit its idea of a valid phone number, so it cut off everything that was "wrong" Changing the year in the date field destroys the months and days in some cases. Editing the month left it happily in a state with a day number of 0. Same issues with the time fields. ...