cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoLife isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world overwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-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 · 14 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareploot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 days 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-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoAs long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoI’m pretty sure at least some of the university’s systems were designed by students.
minus-squareAtomic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoShit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.
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.
As long as there’s javascript somewhere, anything can happen
I’m pretty sure at least some of the university’s systems were designed by students.
Shit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.