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A better questions is why don't we have a files system that forbids spaces in file names entirely. Then programmers assumptions and reality will match, and much
by patrick451 3y ago
A better questions is why don't we have a files system that forbids spaces in file names entirely. Then programmers assumptions and reality will match, and much will be simplified.
- pmarreck 3y agoBecause spaces in the names of things are _human_. Would you like to type your full name as Patrick_Lastname everywhere? Or have it canonicalized to that? I'd much prefer if the space was encoded somehow like with URL encoding, or just make underscore and space interchangeable.