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stopmakingthatbigface@tech.lgbt

penny

just got forced through so many levels of 2FA that i forgot what i was even signing in to and started tearing up

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anova

anova (she/they/it)

Reply to @stopmakingthatbigface@tech.lgbt
@stopmakingthatbigface I once saw a really good quote that went something like: "you can measure the age of a web app by the number of redirects during the sign in flow like counting the rings on a tree trunk"
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nanianmichaels@tech.lgbt

__Miguel_

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@anova @stopmakingthatbigface I'm not even a dev and I am both impressed and VERY concerned by that statement.

Because the absolute spaghetti an old app's code must be is both flabbergasting and something to be in awe of (if for no other reason than that it can ACTUALLY keep the app running and not self-immolate).

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anova

anova (she/they/it)

Reply to @nanianmichaels@tech.lgbt
@nanianmichaels @stopmakingthatbigface This was specifically with respect to Microsoft products, which doesn't surprise me one bit.

It is genuinely beautiful how much people are willing to fuck around so long as it works. Nobody has ever paid me enough to write maintainable code, as far as I'm concerned.
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