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I am baffled that most developers seem to see (even in banks) thousands separators as a useless gimmick, and somehow expect users to mentally count the number o
by cm2187 6y ago
I am baffled that most developers seem to see (even in banks) thousands separators as a useless gimmick, and somehow expect users to mentally count the number of digits when they are dealing with amounts in billions (or even more in JPY).
- sn41 6y agoGreat point. Luckily my bank interface writes out the amount in words before asking me to commit. Once while entering the amount on a mobile, I had an extra 0 by mistake. Caught it just because I had to read the amount in words before confirming.
- cm2187 6y agoOh and the other great sin: left aligned numbers!
- Slartie 6y agoThere is no amount in the entire screenshot - the number in the "principal" field is an account number, not a monetary amount. And nobody would put thousand separators into account numbers.
- cm2187 6y agoYes, but the topic is bad UI in banking