https://ronaldbradford.com/categories/the-daily-wtf/ Recent content in The Daily WTF on Enterprise Data Architect | Principal Data Strategist | MySQL Subject Matter Expert | Author | Speaker Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:19 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/poor-programming-practices-2013-02-01/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:19 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/poor-programming-practices-2013-02-01/ When will it stop. These amateur programmers that simply cut/paste code really affect those good programmers in the ecosystem trying to make a decent living. I was reviewing a developed (but incomplete) PHP/MySQL system using a common framework (which in itself is irrelevant for this post). https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/carbonite-online-backup-is-a-fraud-2013-01-29/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:54:57 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/carbonite-online-backup-is-a-fraud-2013-01-29/ Do not listen to the hype or the advertising. Carbonite backup solution is a fraud. I never realized the extent of the failures of the software until I had a problem, which is when you expect and demand commercial software you pay for to work. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/truemors-tumors-dribble-2007-06-08/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:04:00 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/truemors-tumors-dribble-2007-06-08/ I was sent this email. _ http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/06/by_the_numbers_.html By the Numbers: How I built a Web 2.0, User-Generated Content, Citizen – Journalism, Long-Tail, Social Media Site for $12,107.09 I have had my flatmate talk about it a lot in the past day. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/when-is-a-batch-job-successful-2006-10-05/ Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:18:36 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/when-is-a-batch-job-successful-2006-10-05/ Simple enough question, and it’s a simple enough answer. When the batch job/process in question successfully completes what it is designed to do and not in error. I’m attempting to test, integrate and document some developed code on a client site, and well, I’m disgusted. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/its-makes-me-cry-2006-08-31/ Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:50:45 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/its-makes-me-cry-2006-08-31/ I got home today and sat down to read my home email list. Nothing new. But on a MySQL mailing list, there was an enquiry why performance was slowing in a given application. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/what-constitutes-a-good-error-message-to-the-user-2006-06-19/ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:45:08 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/what-constitutes-a-good-error-message-to-the-user-2006-06-19/ Today, will go down in my professional history as quite possibly the lowest I would ever think of a software developer. I’ve carefully avoided the term “fellow coder”, speaking of a IT industry sticking by fellow IT people, but not today. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/unbelievable-bureaucratic-incompetence-2006-05-19/ Sat, 20 May 2006 06:50:23 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/unbelievable-bureaucratic-incompetence-2006-05-19/ Some times I’m just disgusted to be involved in the IT Industry, due to the incompetence of others that then reflect poorly on everybody else. In this case at a present client, a new company wide email implementation using Microsoft Outlook as the Email Client and most likely Exchange Server is occuring. https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/why-it-professionals-get-a-bad-name-2006-04-05/ Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:58:59 +0000 https://ronaldbradford.com/blog/why-it-professionals-get-a-bad-name-2006-04-05/ Sometimes you just can’t find words to describe bad code, and if you are forced into maintenance it can be a mindfield. I’m presently supporting an existing deployed Web Based Java application, which I’ve had no involvement with previously, and for lack of any complements it’s absolutely terrible.