Your Name Is Invalid! - RC3 - 2020

Explore the complexities of handling personal names in software systems through this conference talk. Delve into the challenges of accommodating diverse naming conventions, character sets, and encodings. Learn about issues related to case sensitivity, searching, sorting, and localization when dealing with names. Discover best practices for designing user-friendly forms and databases that respect cultural differences in naming practices. Gain insights into common pitfalls and solutions for handling names in various programming contexts, including string manipulation, Unicode support, and regular expressions. Understand the importance of adopting a flexible and inclusive approach to name handling in software development to avoid invalidating or misrepresenting users' identities.

Intro
Topics
Strings and bytes
Encoding
Question mark
Replace randomly
Big companies
Letter
Category
Folding
Normalizing
Alphabetic Sorting
Localisation
Regular Expressions
Names
Full Name
Valid Name
Common Sense
Name
Place
Your name is invalid
Audience questions