Logistics built yet another project tracker

“AWS probably handles that.”— Petra, Logistics

Reason:

Mainly because the mandatory field is documented as optional. Built during an offsite instead of the thing they were asked to build.

Built by:

Petra, a working student

Build time:

27 minutes

Built with:

Google Apps Script

Database:

a mini PC behind the reception desk

Authentication:

the JWT secret is "changeme"

Deployment:

running with 100% disk usage

Responsible:

Petra, a working student. Only Petra.

Documentation:

a Teams recording nobody has permission to open

Security situation:

security is handled by a checkbox called admin

Future disaster:

It will be reported to the data protection officer by a customer.

Age: 1.6 years · originally expected to last 14 days · 2 owners so far · last meaningful change 74 days ago

Rated legendary mostly because: 5 accidental connections, €109k per year, alive 41x longer than intended.