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> Please fill out the 'Last Name' field (ensure it contains a least 2 characters (and does not contain any unusual special character)). Please allow a wide ran
by codetrotter 4y ago
> Please fill out the 'Last Name' field (ensure it contains a least 2 characters (and does not contain any unusual special character)).
Please allow a wide range of Unicode characters. I am not able to sign up, because the site does not allow me to type my last name, it seems.
The letter “ø” is not an unusual special character..
- aliqot 4y agoWhat is that, some kinda crazy-8 or what?
- TaylorAlexander 4y ago“Ø is a letter used in the Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Southern Sámi languages. It is mostly used as a representation of mid front rounded vowels.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98
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- michaelnoguera 4y agoFriendly reminder that if op decides to allow more special characters in the name fields, they should check it does not open a stored XSS vulnerability. (Names are displayed to all site viewers on the predictions page.)
- shakna 4y agoAlso, just because it's a pet peeve - Last and/or Family names are not universal. Plenty of people with only one name.
- laserbeam 4y agoNormally, that's a good idea. But based on OP's description this is a prototype or exersice in building /delivering an mvp. I don't feel that full unicode support is usually part of an mvp.
- kqr 4y agoI agree, but I also think it's a shame, because we should have libraries that make Unicode easy at this point.
- cbhl 4y agoRequisite pointer to "Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1438472 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1438472 from 12 years ago; use HN search if you want to see the more recent threads). If you've ever seen "FNU" as an Uber driver's name, that's a consequence of the _US gov't_ enforcing rules like this; it stands for "First Name Unknown".