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davidcelis
on Sept 6, 2012
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Stop validating email addresses with your complex ...
Yes, agreed (and I mention this at the end of the article as well) and I still use the /@/ regex often. But a good UI on the registration form can go a long way in alleviating the "switching the email address and username fields" problem.
pbhjpbhj
on Sept 6, 2012
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a good UI on the registration form can go a long way in alleviating
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But not all the way. And so a simple "you might have got this wrong" flag would be helpful, no?
TeMPOraL
on Sept 6, 2012
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"You might have it wrong", yes. "You are wrong, we won't let you submit the form" won't.
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