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Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/1
by gregjor 2y ago
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
> I've worked at California based tech companies with global reach, and I've personally never met someone who had a different name standard that wasn't met by the first/middle/last convention.
More likely you’ve only met people who Anglicized their name to conform to American expectations, forms, and web sites. Do you really think Chinese parents name their kids Sam and Emily?
- Suppafly 2y ago>Do you really think Chinese parents name their kids Sam and Emily? I feel like he might.
- gregjor 2y agoMy wife has no middle name. Not a thing in her culture. Many East Asian names have the family name first, given name last. Hard to overlook such a large percentage of global population, but that happens with slim anecdotal evidence.
- moomoo11 2y agoBro I'm an immigrant myself. In the US and Canada they legally use first/middle/last name. I'm glad I asked but seems like everyone here is more concerned with making bad faith assumptions and leaving the same link over and over (which even mentions it is impossible to get names right - aka just do what works for 99% and move on)