cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoLife isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world overwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1403
arrow-up1403external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareplootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-21 month 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-squareAtomic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoShit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoI’m pretty sure at least some of the university’s systems were designed by students.
minus-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoAs long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoTwo likely reasons: CSV got involved somewhere JavaScript
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.
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.
As long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
Two likely reasons: