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[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a web dev: if you want to limit the input to a specific set (male, female, other) USE A FUCKING SELECT FIELD! Text input is just objectively wrong here.

And if you want to allow for a broad spectrum of genders without discrimination why is it validated?

[–] kitedemon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Wondering if it’s cuz of the : and 3 characters

[–] uzzi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

As a weeb dev, i agree

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

or use text field that matches regex /.*/

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

"Match anything or nothing, I don't care"