Re: OT: most egregious programming error, ever

As a pointer, you can find tons of great stories at The Daily WTF and ComputerWorld’s Shark Tank column. They’re not limited to dumb programming errors, but they’ll all make you alternately cringe and laugh.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re^2: OT: most egregious programming error, ever by holli (Abbot) on Feb 22, 2006 at 10:25 UTC
http://some.url?backdoor=secrect Oh, my ... holli, /regexed monk/	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: OT: most egregious programming error, ever by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Feb 22, 2006 at 12:04 UTC
For anyone mystified by holli’s reply, this is the story it refers to. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^2: OT: most egregious programming error, ever by swampyankee (Parson) on Feb 22, 2006 at 18:14 UTC
There is also `comp.risks`, which is a wonderful source of similar tales. emc " When in doubt, use brute force." — Ken Thompson	[reply]
Re^3: OT: most egregious programming error, ever by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Feb 22, 2006 at 18:29 UTC
Ah, since we’re on newsgroups, maybe `alt.sysadmin.recovery` deserves a mention? The hates-software mailing list certainly does. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]