cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoLife isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world overwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1336
arrow-up1336external-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 day agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareplootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-223 hours 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_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoTwo likely reasons: CSV got involved somewhere JavaScript
minus-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·17 hours agoAs long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
minus-squareAtomic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 hours agoShit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·22 hours 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
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.