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Elon Musk's child's name is X Æ A-12. It is best to not do any kind of validation (beyond check for empty string) on names.
by breadwinner 3y ago
Elon Musk's child's name is X Æ A-12. It is best to not do any kind of validation (beyond check for empty string) on names.
- delecti 3y agoI was curious about the resolution of that and looked it up. Turns out that the child's legal name is first name "X", middle name "AE A-XII", because "Æ" isn't a letter in modern English, and "12" isn't letters at all. So he'll still encounter several of the problems mentioned here (single letter name, hyphens, spaces), but at least not ones with computers systems requiring names be made of letters.
- lucb1e 3y ago> but at least not ones with computers systems requiring names be made of letters That hyphen though Positive reading of the situation: if they get famous enough, as one is likely to with such a father and inheritance, maybe the next generation of programmers is more aware of what their systems should be capable of handling Alternatively: poor kid, that name is going to be an annoyance without end
- tim333 3y ago>Elon Musk had to change the name of their baby to comply with Californian law >On the birth certificate, it states that the baby’s first name is “X”, it’s middle name is “AE A-XII” and its last name is “Musk”.