Logistics built a certification expiry alerter

“It's behind the VPN.”— Thomas, Logistics

Reason:

Because the documentation starts with "TODO". Presented in a town hall as "innovation".

Built by:

Thomas, a recruiter

Build time:

a long Thursday

Built with:

Svelte, which nobody else here writes

Database:

a folder called DO_NOT_DELETE

Authentication:

the session cookie expires in 10 years

Deployment:

deployed by dragging files into an FTP client

Responsible:

Managing Director, who has never opened it

Documentation:

a 49 minute screen recording

Security situation:

the temporary firewall rule is 10 months old

Future disaster:

It will trigger a call from the works council.

Age: 12 days · originally expected to last 4 weeks · 1 owner so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 12 days ago · original builder left 42 days ago

Rated common mostly because: 722 users, the builder has left, 12% chance of becoming business critical.