In 10+ year old code I saw this comment that said HN usernames are case sensitive.
It doesn't look like this is true anymore, thankfully. Can anyone confirm?
Old code comment: "NB: HN usernames are cAsE SensiTivE"
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Re: Old code comment: "NB: HN usernames are cAsE SensiTivE"
#2https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mankinS
and
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mankinas
Both lead to your profile. I suspect if they were case sensitive this wouldn’t be the case.
Re: Old code comment: "NB: HN usernames are cAsE SensiTivE"
#3I used to be unable to log in unless I entered my username with a capital L.
I just tried with a lowercase L and it worked.