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[-] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have never seen this happen, and I don't know what tools would confuse the strings "null" or "Null" with NULL. From the comments in this thread, there are evidently more terribly programmed systems than I imagined.

[-] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago

Shit happens, mistakes are sometimes made. Valve once had code that could delete your entire drive.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure at least some of the university's systems were designed by students.

[-] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

As long as there's javascript somewhere, anything can happen

[-] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sounds like a promise of magic!

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Two likely reasons:

  • CSV got involved somewhere
  • JavaScript
this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2025
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