Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software

Classic essay about how software routinely bumbles human names.

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#FalsehoodsProgrammersBelieve

1. β€˜Legal Names’ exist
2. A person can only have one
3. A person can only have one at a time
4. A person knows which is going to be relevant in this scenario