Controlling built a PTO approval app

“It's just a script.”— IT Service Desk

Reason:

Honestly? Because nobody had tested it on an iPad. With dark mode and no error handling.

Built by:

Lukas, a controller

Build time:

19 minutes

Built with:

MongoDB, because the schema was 'still evolving'

Database:

a folder called DO_NOT_DELETE_OLD

Authentication:

the office IP is allow-listed, including the coffee shop next door

Deployment:

hosted on a free trial using Elena's credit card

Responsible:

Lukas, a controller. Only Lukas.

Documentation:

three different architecture diagrams

Security situation:

the firewall rule is 0.0.0.0/0

Future disaster:

It will get SSO after somebody shares the password publicly.

Age: 2.3 years · originally expected to last 2 months · 4 owners so far · last meaningful change 3 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: 791 users, 5 departments depend on it, 46% chance of becoming business critical.