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Nan is actually a legitimate name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan) so if you're putting everything into upper case and not sa
by btown 15y ago
Nan is actually a legitimate name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan) so if you're putting everything into upper case and not sanitizing, you're gonna have a bad time.
- qq66 15y agoNull is also a legitimate name. When names are Anglicized from foreign languages there are often dozens of alternate spellings.
- srean 15y agoAnd dev is a common first name in India. Its a valid surname too, but that spoils the pun.
- Splines 15y agoSomewhere in the world exists a poor soul named Dev Null.
- mthreat 15y agoPatio11's article "Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names" http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b...
- famousactress 15y agoThis post reminded me of that also. I find myself sending someone that post every quarter or so :)
- Roboprog 15y agoThat's a good list. I felt a bit less smug when I got to number 40.