IT (yes, really) built a tool checkout system

“It's basically Airtable.”— Tobias, IT (yes, really)

Reason:

Mainly because the documentation starts with "TODO". Copied to production via floppy disks.

Built by:

Tobias, a product owner

Build time:

one weekend

Built with:

Express, because NestJS looked like too much work

Database:

Redis with persistence disabled because "it is only a cache"

Authentication:

the production server is reachable from the guest Wi-Fi

Deployment:

hosted in Nadia's Azure subscription

Responsible:

the person sitting closest to the printer

Documentation:

a Loom video recorded at 1.5x speed

Security situation:

passwords are stored in a spreadsheet for emergencies

Future disaster:

It will be presented to management as evidence that shadow IT works.

Age: 3.8 years · originally expected to last 2 months · 1 owner so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 19 days ago

Rated mythic mostly because: €2.6m per year, 278 users, 5 departments depend on it.