canpolat@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · edit-22 years agoFalsehoods Programmers Believe About Nameswww.kalzumeus.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12cross-posted to: interestingshare@lemmy.zip
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkFalsehoods Programmers Believe About Nameswww.kalzumeus.comcanpolat@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: interestingshare@lemmy.zip
minus-squareSpzi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoYou can do that when you control the frontend UI. Then, you can set up the input field for their name, applying input validation. But I would rather not rely on telling the user, in hopes they understand and comply. If they have ways to do it wrong, they will.
You can do that when you control the frontend UI. Then, you can set up the input field for their name, applying input validation.
But I would rather not rely on telling the user, in hopes they understand and comply. If they have ways to do it wrong, they will.