Spooky Web Dev Stories — Part 2

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes are back for another episode of spooky web dev stories — listener-submitted stories about web dev gone wrong. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Netlify - Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 03:28 - Jack Rhysider Story 06:28 - Dirty Dicks JSON 08:23 - CMS Disaster 10:58 - Oh No Hotel 11:19 - FTP 12:19 - Push Notification Hell 13:16 - DVD Nightmare 15:15 - Bad Words Again 16:23 - Mo Money 17:01 - Bass Ackwards 18:17 - Taxi Coding 19:36 - Bad Env 21:30 - Login As 21:50 - Email Subscribers Plugin 22:33 - 1 in 300 Chance of the C-Word 24:24 - Production Target 26:12 - A Happy SEO Ending 28:26 - Just Oof 29:48 - I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up 30:54 - Crypto 32:34 - rm -rf 33:42 - Never Deploy on Fridays 35:31 - Million Dollar Scramble 36:22 - Deleting Production 37:11 - 500,000 Concurrent Problems 39:14 - Deleting a Government Website 40:36 - You Ruined the Surprise! 45:23 - Mr. D Hole 46:48 - One Expensive Race Condition 48:43 - Yikes 51:11 - Always Be Closing 51:44 - Adidas - All Day I Delete A Site Links @JackRhysider Darknet Diaries Podcast ExpressionEngine #ghosts chefkoch.de Sendgrid Magento Evite ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Fastify Wes: 🇨🇦 Mr Chefer Meat Thermometer 🇺🇸 Mr Chefer Meat Thermometer Shameless Plugs Scott: Level Up Pro - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets