October 30th, 2024 × #horror#failures#accidents
Spooky Web Dev Horror Stories - PART 2
Web developers share horror stories of production mishaps like deleting databases, breaking sites, and more.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
Scott and Wes continue to share hair-raising developer horror stories submitted by listeners. From accidentally severing access to crucial databases to a limitless coupon code that cost millions, these tales will have you on the edge of your seat. Tune in for more wild mishaps, close calls, and hard-learned lessons from the dark side of coding. You won’t want to miss this second round of spooky web dev stories!
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:49 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 01:32 'Monkey Business'
- 03:21 'Spooky Integration Bug'
- 06:25 'Worst Case Wake Up'
- 08:57 'Severed Trunk and Missing Backups'
- 11:21 'Brute Force Too Brutal'
- 12:30 'A Dorm Room Bee Movie'
- 15:46 'No Goats'
- 16:45 'Pokémon Problems'
- 18:08 'Late Night'
- 22:21 'Bootcamp Bungle'
- 26:19 'Film School F*** Up'
- 30:26 'AWS Clusterf***'
- 31:26 'Limitless Coupon Disaster'
- 33:55 'Ruined Vacation'
- 35:47 'Console.swear'
- 37:28 'Another Coupon Disaster'
- 40:46 'The Doctor'
- 43:01 'Marketing Nightmare'
- 45:10 What did we learn this year?
- 53:58 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
- Scott: Nobody Wants This.
- Wes: Truffle Hot Sauce.
Shameless Plugs
- Scott: syntax.fm.
- Wes: syntax.fm/spooky.
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