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Not coding related but still ;)
Ever run a SQL UPDATE without a WHERE clause? And not in a transaction?
When I saw the number of updated rows I've started to sweat, two hours later I've been able to restore everything (thanks backups!).
Now any potentially destructive query is ran in a transaction, and before committing I check that the number of affected rows it the one I expect. Lesson learned!
been there, done that... it was a hard day
When you come from a different domain to the IT sector and are not able to secure a job.
So I decided to create a website that generates revenue through Google ads.
Do you think this was the right move?
Yeah, it's a great idea, and with all those AI tools it will make your work easier if you need some help you're welcome I have some experience with content creation, etc...
NS: no offer or paid things ;)
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I can share some of the funny coding failures:
The Case of the Disappearing Code: One developer accidentally deleted all of the code for a project they were working on. They had forgotten to make a backup copy, so they had to spend the next few days rewriting everything from scratch.
The Invisible Button: A developer spent hours trying to figure out why a button on their website wasn't working, only to realize that they had accidentally set the color of the button to be the same as the background, making it invisible.
The Over-Engineered Solution: A developer created an elaborate algorithm to solve a simple problem, only to realize later that they could have just used a built-in function in the programming language.
The Endless Loop: A developer accidentally created an infinite loop in their code, causing the program to crash and freeze their computer. They had to manually shut down and restart the computer to fix the problem.
The Misspelled Variable: A developer misspelled a variable name in their code, causing the program to output nonsensical results. It took them a while to figure out what went wrong, but they eventually discovered the typo.
Am just doing freestyle everyday!!!