Programming

Code written in a hurry, memorable bugs and choices that seemed fine at 5:58 pm on a Friday.

Report no. 0003 October 11, 2026

The forbidden semicolon: when ticket comments lived in a single field

In 2022 a company CRM needed a ticket system, and fast. The comments ended up in a single field, separated by semicolons. A colleague asked why he couldn't type one. A year later, it was explode()'s turn.

Severity Hassle 2 out of 5 Dumbness Reverse genius 4 out of 5

Report no. 0001 October 10, 2026

a.php, b.php, c.php...: the company that runs on an alphabet

In 2019 an IT guy who had just joined a company wrote some scripts in a hurry. The first was called a.php. They all still work and working out which does what takes a small leap of faith.

Severity Hassle 2 out of 5 Dumbness Reverse genius 4 out of 5