cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoLife isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world overwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down16
arrow-up1388arrow-down1external-linkLife isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world overwww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareploot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-21 day agoI have never seen this happen, and I don’t know what tools would confuse the strings “null” or “Null” with NULL. From the comments in this thread, there are evidently more terribly programmed systems than I imagined.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoTwo likely reasons: CSV got involved somewhere JavaScript
minus-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoAs long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 hours agoSounds like a promise of magic!
minus-squareAtomiclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoShit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoI’m pretty sure at least some of the university’s systems were designed by students.
I have never seen this happen, and I don’t know what tools would confuse the strings “null” or “Null” with NULL. From the comments in this thread, there are evidently more terribly programmed systems than I imagined.
Two likely reasons:
As long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
Sounds like a promise of magic!
Shit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.
I’m pretty sure at least some of the university’s systems were designed by students.