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Add phone numbers, email addresses and human names to the list.
by indymike 1y ago
Add phone numbers, email addresses and human names to the list.
- econ 1y agoJust validate the registration form? Surely this is a solved problem? Uhhh...
- micromacrofoot 1y agoWhat do you mean we shouldn't have a first and last name input? explains the naming conventions of every culture on the planet
- bigstrat2003 1y agoWhich is not relevant unless you are trying to support every culture on the planet. Which most people aren't, and for them it'll be just fine to have first+last name.
- micromacrofoot 1y agoYou'd be surprised how often two fields mess up names if you live in a place that has any amount of immigration.
- peheje 1y agoAgreed! My team is constantly humbled by the mess of user data: names, birthdays, addresses, people dying or living abroad etc. Honestly, sometimes I think about the linear algebra, AI, or robotics I learned in school and get this feeling of, "Is this what I'm doing? Stuff that feels like it should be simple?" It's funny, even our product manager - who is a great guy - can fall into that "come on, this should be easy" mode, and I'll admit I sometimes get lulled into it too. But to his credit, every time I walk him through the actual edge cases, he totally gets it and admits it's easy to forget the on-the-ground complexity when you're in 'planning mode'. So yeah, seeing your comment is incredibly validating.