Procurement built an NDA generator

“It's just a webhook.”— Priya, Procurement

Reason:

Mainly because the workflow has 43 steps and nobody wants to open it. With 2 users, one of whom is the CEO.

Built by:

Priya, a team lead

Build time:

2 evenings

Built with:

Python and a cron job on a laptop

Database:

RabbitMQ with 225 unacknowledged messages

Authentication:

TLS is optional because it is internal

Deployment:

using a self-signed certificate everybody has accepted

Responsible:

nobody officially, Nadia emotionally

Documentation:

an email with the subject "quick overview"

Security situation:

the webhook secret is "secret"

Future disaster:

It will get a support rota before it gets an owner.

Age: 5.6 years · originally expected to last 2 months · 4 owners so far · survived 2 reorganisations · last meaningful change 420 days ago · original builder left 269 days ago

Rated common mostly because: alive 34x longer than intended, nobody owns it, the builder has left.