Awesome Falsehood

A curated list of false beliefs programmers hold, from dates and names to addresses

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Awesome Falsehood is a curated collection of falsehoods, which are assumptions that feel true but have been shown to be wrong, such as an email address containing exactly one @ sign. It suits programmers who write validation, data or internationalization code, and anyone curious about common misconceptions.

Articles are grouped by topic, including dates and time, emails, geography, human identity, internationalization, networks, postal addresses and video games. Each linked article lists the false assumptions in its area, with a short description of what it covers. The list is in English.

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