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LarryDavid
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RE: When business rules and validation collide ......
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When business rules and validation collide ......
The Scene: A simple interface at a third party that you post an XML file to, to send SMS messages.
The Validation: An (obviously not correct) mobile number of the maximum field length of 15 causes a rejection of the file.
The Response:
Them:"OK, we've figured it out. It's because when a 15 digit number is encountered our system assumes its international, and replaces the leading zero with +44. That makes it longer than the 15 character limit".
Me:"..... so a number can never actually be 15 characters can it? Because it will always end up being too long after its been 'internationalised'"
Them:"....."
Me:"OK, I guess I'll change the limit to 13 characters then"
I didn't touch on "what's the point of replacing the zero if you are only going to put the UK code in there anyway?", it didn't seem worth it.
[disclaimer]Numbers come from an outside system which I have no control over, we don't apply any sort of format validation rules as we'd rather pay for undeliverable messages than risk false positives.[/disclaimer]
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RE: Not for UI designers
He's got a great way of looking professional though:
I find it absolutely incredible that a machine capable of displaying millions upon millions of polygons per second, with a processor running 4 cores at 3.4GHz – and what happens?
You go to Youtube.com and watch any video at all in the entire sodding world and it gets fucked right up the arse.
Some Prat called Julian posted the following reply:
What makes it really, really, really annoying is when the file is NOT in use – not at all. There’s not a single sodding program open at all.
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RE: Not for UI designers
This is my favourite bit:
Microsoft have been trying to develop an operating system for the past 18 years, it’s incredible when spending just a few seconds I could make the OS so much better