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These details don't detract from the efficiency. The postal code can prefilter every other field which can frequently narrow down to one. I would leave the abil
by karmakaze 7mo ago
These details don't detract from the efficiency. The postal code can prefilter every other field which can frequently narrow down to one. I would leave the ability for the user to override with free form data entry as data isn't perfect and changes over time.
- tokyobreakfast 7mo agoI don't remember asking for "efficiency" in typing out an address, something we teach children how to do. It doesn't seem like a societal problem worth iterating over. These tools are more than often wrong, and cause more grief for the user than any potential help it could provide. There is no developer in the world that knows this data better than the person typing it into the form.
- karmakaze 7mo agoI'd like any person or system asking for my information one field at a time to minimize my time and effort to give it to them.
- tokyobreakfast 7mo agoWhen they make erroneous assumptions, which they often do, they steal more of your time and effort than it would take without "assistance".
- spongebobstoes 7mo agoI bet a large majority of Americans have their city and state uniquely identified by their zip code if it's not unique, a trivial fallback would be to not populate anything, and that's where we are today