Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats Hasty Treat - Spooky Stories
Nov 4, 2019
Dive into some eerie web development tales that reveal the chaos lurking in code! From the critical need for backups to a ghost server causing havoc, the hosts share hilarious and cautionary stories. Discover the spooky side of mismanaged robots.txt files affecting visibility and the comedic fallout from email blunders. Each story underscores the importance of detail in coding, serving as both a warning and entertainment for developers. Get ready for a mix of laughs and lessons!
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Perf Woes
- A beginner developer built a charity system with a duplication check that overloaded the database server.
- This brought down 20 production databases due to being on a shared server.
Always Backup Your Backups
- A disgruntled developer, upon being let go, deleted the website and backups.
- The remaining team restored the site page-by-page using the Wayback Machine.
Backup Advice
- Back up your backups regularly to prevent data loss.
- Test backups to ensure they function correctly when needed.