[http://my.opera.com/hallvors/blog/2009/07/20/most-expensive-javascript-ever]
Or, how to p*** off your potential customer.
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Most expensive javascript ever?
Monday, 20. July 2009, 12:15:51
[...]
a while ago Opera Software needed more servers. Not just a few servers
either - we were planning Opera Mini's growth, implementing Opera
Link, and My Opera was also growing quickly. We predicted crazy server
load increases for the foreseeable future
[...]
one of the world's biggest hardware vendors - whose name every single
reader will be familiar with, and whose hardware a good share of you
will be using right now - apparently didn't do their homework. When
Opera's sysadmin booted up the server to test its web-based
administration interface, they came across a single JavaScript
statement that managed to piss off everyone up to and including the
CTO.
This single statement, apparently written by some sub-contractor they
had outsourced admin interface programming to, cost them millions of
NOK in lost sales.
And the code they sent all the way to Oslo for testing? Here's an extract:
if (is.opera)
{
window.location.href="config/error.htm";
}
[...]
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