Nightmare Before Best Practices

Explore a collection of cautionary tales highlighting the consequences of neglecting best practices in software development. Delve into real-world scenarios where overlooking simple procedures led to significant financial losses, system shutdowns, and payment disruptions. Learn from these horror stories as they cover a range of topics, including banking mishaps, conference blunders, security breaches, and misguided technical decisions. Gain valuable insights into the importance of proper time estimation, secure coding practices, and adherence to technical standards. Discover how seemingly minor oversights can escalate into major issues, and understand the critical role of implementing best practices to prevent costly mistakes in software development projects.

Introduction
Who am I
Todays topic
The story
The bank explains
The script
The bank
The conference
The visitor
The anonymous tip
Voting
Security
Travel
Google Street View
Wrong Time Estimation
The Laptop
Newsletter Platform
Temporary Solution
Best Practices
Comments
Asking Comments
JavaScript
Java Comments
Regular Expressions
Links
Technical Standards
Technical Specification