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Last Name First

I’ve been working on some web applications lately, that have a large “person” component. Most web apps probably deal to some extent with storing people’s names, even if it’s not their main focus. (I’m trying to imagine how many database tables around the globe might record in their rows and columns some version of “Dan Jewett.”)

So, in the application, there is a database table that records all of the “person” info, and it has the fields first_name, last_name, and maybe even middle_name, right? I’ve always thought so. I don’t anymore.

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