An intern built an NPS survey with one respondent

“We'll migrate it eventually.”— Plant Manager

Reason:

Allegedly because the prototype has 213,625 production records. With 92 users and zero documentation.

Built by:

Marco, an intern

Build time:

4 hours 42 minutes

Built with:

a no-code builder on a personal account

Database:

a SQLite file inside a Docker volume nobody has backed up

Authentication:

the app is secure because it has a padlock icon

Deployment:

deployed from the main branch because branches were confusing

Responsible:

whoever answers the support email

Documentation:

a PDF containing screenshots of the old UI

Security situation:

security is handled by being "internal only"

Future disaster:

It will cause Security to ask "what application?".

Age: 166 days · originally expected to last 3 months · 2 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 3 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: 80% chance of becoming business critical, €243k per year, 2 accidental connections.