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(for the record, it was entirely in 2007, from late February to late December)
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The temporary denomination ''Worse Than Failure''. The decision was greatly criticized for a while and eventually removed, leaving the ambiguous WTF. ''Worse Than Failure'' still sees some use, such as part of the full name of the OMGWTF competition (see below).
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The temporary denomination ''Worse Than Failure''.Failure'' in 2007. The decision was greatly criticized for a while and eventually removed, leaving the ambiguous WTF. ''Worse Than Failure'' still sees some use, such as part of the full name of the OMGWTF competition (see below). Also, the associated blog post [[https://thedailywtf.com/articles/What_Could_Possibly_Be_Worse_Than_Failure_0x3f_ What Could Possibly Be Worse Than Failure?]] still warrants a read, the problems it discusses still pervasive to this day.
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* AirQuotes: On the forum, when regular quotes are not enough, users surround words with tiny screenshots of [[Franchise/AustinPowers Dr Evil]] making air quotes.
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* AirQuotes: On the forum, when regular quotes are not enough, users surround words with tiny screenshots of [[Franchise/AustinPowers [[Film/AustinPowers Dr Evil]] making air quotes.
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* AirQuotes: On the forum, when regular quotes are not enough, users surround words with tiny screenshots of [[Franchise/AustinPowers Dr Evil]] making air quotes.
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Each daily update is selected among the submissions sent by readers to the website. Those that make the cut usually strike a balance between outlandishness, believability, and poor quality (of the code or management that made it happen), and then listed under one of four major categories:
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Each daily update is selected among the submissions sent by readers to the website. Those that make the cut usually strike a balance between outlandishness, believability, and poor quality (of the code or management that made it happen), and then listed under one of four fomur major categories:
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* CripplingOverspecialization: There are several stories focused on "MUMPS" a proprietary programming language designed for accessing medical databases. "[[https://thedailywtf.com/articles/a_case_of_the_mumps A Case of the MUMPS]]" had a programmer realize that they spent two years working on a language which made them unemployable anywhere else; so they quit and hoped to get an entry-level position at a place that used a sensible language.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: There are several stories focused on "MUMPS" a proprietary programming language (poorly) designed for accessing medical databases. "[[https://thedailywtf.com/articles/a_case_of_the_mumps A Case of the MUMPS]]" had a programmer realize that they spent two years working on a language which made them unemployable anywhere else; so they quit and hoped to get an entry-level position at a place that used a sensible language.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: There are several stories focused on "MUMPS" a proprietary programming language designed for accessing medical databases. "[[https://thedailywtf.com/articles/a_case_of_the_mumps A Case of the MUMPS]]" had a programmer realize that they spent two years working on a language which made them unemployable anywhere else; so they quit and hoped to get an entry-level position at a place that used a sensible language.
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* ExpertConsultant: The site has a lot of articles pertaining to the work of "Highly Paid Consultants". Most often they provide some software without the proper means to maintain it, which means the company then needs to either hire them again or [[https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Call_of_Codethulhu resort to extreme measures.]]
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* InsaneTrollLogic: It is a common occurrence that whoever writes code worthy of a [=CodeSOD=] has a very flawed and individual grasp on the programming language they are working on, and as thus will claim that such code is perfectly functional when confronted.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: It is a common occurrence that whoever writes code worthy of a [=CodeSOD=] has a very flawed and individual grasp on the programming language they are working on, and as thus when confronted they will claim that such code is perfectly functional when confronted.functional.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Many problems occur due to lack of backups on company-critical functions, as well as Highly Paid Consultants leaving with the [[strike:plans]] source code. One company suffered a Death by Delete, having placed everything on a single server with an employee accidentally deleting the entire website by a typo.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Many problems occur due to lack of backups on company-critical functions, as well as Highly Paid Consultants leaving with the [[strike:plans]] source code. One company suffered a Death by Delete, having placed everything on a single server with server, and then an employee employee's typo accidentally deleting the deleted their entire website by a typo. website.
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* {{Hatedom}}: the comment section typically can contain enough complaining about the entry being misrepresented, overly long etc. that one is left with the distinct impression the readership doesn't actually likes the website.
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* {{Hatedom}}: the comment section typically can contain enough complaining about the entry being misrepresented, overly long etc. that one is left with the distinct impression the readership doesn't actually likes the website.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Many problems occur due to lack of backups on company-critical functions. One company suffered a Death by Delete, having placed everything on a single server with an employee accidentally deleting the entire website by a typo.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Many problems occur due to lack of backups on company-critical functions.functions, as well as Highly Paid Consultants leaving with the [[strike:plans]] source code. One company suffered a Death by Delete, having placed everything on a single server with an employee accidentally deleting the entire website by a typo.
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* ForWantOfANail: Computer systems become critical, especially in hyper-specialized settings such as aircraft maintenance. Thus someone [[http://thedailywtf.com/articles/The_Mystery_of_the_Missing_Screw_ needing a screw for an aircraft]] gets stuck when the database freezes, and has to contact a developer to fix the issue.
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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Many problems occur due to lack of backups on company-critical functions. One company suffered a Death by Delete, having placed everything on a single server.server with an employee accidentally deleting the entire website by a typo.
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* TemporaryNameChange: See Bowdlerise above.
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