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The World's Most Secure Verification System
Security Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
19 days ago 160.4K views 0 shares
The World's Most Secure Verification System
Oh look, the world's most useless verification screen! They literally display the code right above the input boxes. Security experts everywhere just felt a disturbance in the force. This is what happens when the product manager says "make verification simple" and the developer takes it a bit too literally. The kind of code that makes penetration testers cry tears of joy during security audits. Somewhere, a junior dev is proudly announcing they've reduced failed verification attempts by 100%.

The Honor System Security Model
Security Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
21 days ago 110.3K views 0 shares
The Honor System Security Model
When a dropdown explicitly tells you not to select something, it's basically sending an engraved invitation to every developer's curiosity. That "Only for Admin Use" option might as well be labeled "Click Here to See What Happens." Nothing says "robust security model" quite like putting admin privileges in a user-facing dropdown and just hoping people follow instructions. It's the digital equivalent of putting a cookie jar on the counter with a sticky note saying "Please don't eat" and expecting that to work.

I Hope He Was Fired
Frontend Webdev Security Programming
2 months ago 131.7K views 0 shares
I Hope He Was Fired
When the dev who built your UI validation thought phone numbers were just decorative elements. Somewhere out there, a database is screaming as it stores "74626282613" with no country code, formatting, or validation whatsoever. The slider is a particularly nice touch - nothing says "professional application" like measuring phone digits on a scale from "not enough" to "way too many."

Spin The Story
Frontend Webdev Agile Programming Debugging
3 months ago 112.5K views 0 shares
Spin The Story
Ah, the corporate spin machine at its finest. When a developer points out the horrible UX, management doesn't fix it—they rebrand the bug as a feature. "Added friction to filter out low-intent users" is just executive speak for "our interface is so bad only desperate people will use it." The best part? The other developers just accept this nonsense with dead eyes. That MBA really taught them how to turn incompetence into strategy. Next week they'll probably call crashes "unexpected meditation opportunities."

Who Is Guilty: The Slider Phone Number Massacre
Frontend Webdev Programming Debugging
3 months ago 105.9K views 0 shares
Who Is Guilty: The Slider Phone Number Massacre
SWEET MOTHER OF INPUT VALIDATION! The absolute CRIME SCENE that is this phone number field! Some developer had the AUDACITY to create a slider—A SLIDER!!!—for entering a phone number! The poor user is forced to play "Price is Right" with their own contact information, dragging that cursor pixel by excruciating pixel to reach their digits! Whoever designed this UI monstrosity deserves to spend eternity debugging Internet Explorer 6 compatibility issues with nothing but print statements. This is why we can't have nice things in tech! The designer deserves not just firing, but a special circle of developer hell where all form inputs are controlled by interpretive dance!