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If I'm going to insert data into the company database I'd rather use an ALTER TABLE query to join 'first_name' and 'last_name' into a single 'name' field. Other
by probably_wrong 2y ago
If I'm going to insert data into the company database I'd rather use an ALTER TABLE query to join 'first_name' and 'last_name' into a single 'name' field. Otherwise they'll never be able to hire anyone from the Japanese Royal Family, plenty of people from Indonesia or, more generally, anyone from this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legally_mononymous_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legally_mononymous_peo...
- belter 2y agoGranted. Lets add ourselves as employees AND improve the system as first action. While we are at it, automate the first one on one, and automatically grant a promotion. Sounds like we need a recursive function....
- voidUpdate 2y agoYou assume that programmers in the english speaking world think that there is anyone who uses anything except christian name, surname, especially in a corporate environment
- xnyan 2y ago> Otherwise they'll never be able to hire anyone from the Japanese Royal Family plenty of people from Indonesia or, more generally, anyone from this list DHS and the federal government in general require a surname and a given name. If one does not have one of those, your first or last name will effectively become FNU/LNU (first/last name unknown). For example Teller of Penn and Teller changed his name to "Teller", but passport says "FNU Teller"