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by jchampem 2610 days ago
> If what you really need is a text field with an length limit then varchar(n) is great, but if you pick an arbitrary length and choose varchar(20) for a surname field you're risking production errors in the future when Hubert Blaine Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff signs up for your service.

:D

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelste...]

3 comments

UI devs HATE him!
I'd have Hubert over Bobby Tables any day!