{"id":4373,"date":"2015-10-29T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T09:51:11","slug":"horror-stories-for-web-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getdevdone.com\/blog\/horror-stories-for-web-developers.html","title":{"rendered":"Scary to the Core: 10 Horror Stories for Web Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"horror\" Halloween is fast approaching. You can almost picture the scene. You = at your desk, late at night, working hard on that latest project. Outside = the full moon glows at the window. A chill wind blows. In the distance, a wolf howls\u2026 Thankfully, those types of horror-filled scenarios don\u2019t plague us web developers too much. In fact, we probably wouldn\u2019t even notice a hoard of zombies entering the office, because we\u2019d be too lost in thought about selector nesting in Sass, SVG animations, or the new Chrome extensions. Yeah, we’re nerdy. However, there\u2019s plenty of other nightmares we have to face on a regular basis. Here\u2019s all our (least) favorite horrible situations\u2026<\/p>\n

Web Dev Horror Story Time! (Read With the Lights On\u2026)<\/h3>\n

The Haunted House<\/h4>\n

You know this nightmare well. You sit at your laptop, surveying the terrible, bloated mess in front of you. Inside this botched website is a spectral mist of incomprehensible code: tens of terrible JS libraries, CSS files of 10k rows or more, not to mention a house of cards structure, just waiting to topple if you dare to make the slightest change. Is there anything worse than having to brave the horror house that is someone else\u2019s poorly coded site?<\/p>\n

Aliens Attack!<\/h4>\n

\"aliens\" As with so many classic horror films, everything\u2019s going well, then suddenly, a mysterious force attacks you out of nowhere! In the developer’s case, this is the sudden, inexplicable loss of data. There\u2019s no backup. Those CSS files have been beamed up into outer space, you have no way of retrieving them and no time. Nightmare!<\/p>\n

Ancient Mummies\u2026<\/h4>\n

If there\u2019s one thing that sends a shiver down our spine, it\u2019s battling with ancient monsters, such as IE 6, or a menacing drop-down menu in Opera 9. No, please, we can\u2019t stand it! Save us from these tortures and pack them all off into the tomb where they belong!<\/p>\n

The Greedy Vampires<\/h4>\n

\"vampire\" We all know these particular clients or bosses from hell. They\u2019re generally the ones calling at all hours of the night, asking for just one more change, or just a little bit of extra work. They\u2019re out for blood, and they won\u2019t quit until they\u2019ve drained you dry!<\/p>\n

Gremlins<\/h4>\n

\"gremlins\" Like the plague, bugs can haunt even your smoothest running web development projects. Think you\u2019ve fixed one? You can guarantee that in doing so, you\u2019ve just created a few more. These little monsters like to multiply. It\u2019s like our favorite song always says: \u201999 little bugs, sitting in your code. 99 little bugs sitting in your code. And if one little bug gets patched around and then explodes, there will be 117 little bugs, sitting in your code.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Growling Zombie<\/h4>\n

\"zombie\" Like the great undead themselves, these guys aren’t blessed with great communication skills. You need plenty of guesswork to understand what they are urhhh-ing about. Yeah, they\u2019ve got a vague idea of what they want. And you get it, right? You don\u2019t need specs, documentation, or even a basic context, do you? If you haven\u2019t got psychic powers, working with the growling zombie client can feel a little like being trapped in a crypt. Someone, set us free\u2026 please!<\/p>\n

Coven of Witches<\/h4>\n

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble\u2026 if you\u2019re working with an unholy coven of demanding bosses, it can really get you down. It\u2019s the constant over-communication that\u2019s the real problem, not to mention the endless pointless meetings. \u2018When shall we three meet again\u2019? they ask, whipping out their diaries. They\u2019re blissfully unaware that you\u2019re silently screaming \u2018never again!\u2019<\/p>\n

Creepy Clowns<\/h4>\n

Have you ever seen a website that is so darned ugly you wanted to cry? These creepy-clown designs are pure torture on the eyes, but the worst thing is, you\u2019ve got to brace yourself and deal with them! Worst. Nightmare. Ever.<\/p>\n

Frankenstein\u2019s Monster<\/h4>\n

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Poor old Frankenstein\u2019s monster. He was born, and he really didn\u2019t have a clue about anything, which of course, led him to go on a major killing spree, as you do. Thankfully, your Frankenstein client is unlikely to go to those lengths (we hope), but they\u2019re still irritatingly inept at understanding even basic concepts. We love all those questions, don\u2019t we\u2026 especially ones like: \u2018How can I put it on the Internet\u2019 and \u2018Can you build me a Google website\u2019?<\/p>\n

Poltergeist<\/h4>\n

Oh, this is a very little kind of bugs. They\u2019re like poltergeists, lurking, hidden away from your view, only to burst out and show their ugly face to the customer. The moment you go after them, they are gone, and you can’t reproduce them no matter what you do. They\u2019re definitely our least favorite guests in our websites. Someone call for an exorcist\u2026 we\u2019ve got a bug on the loose!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Your Worst Nightmare?<\/h3>\n

We hope the list above hasn\u2019t spooked you out too much. Do you think we\u2019ve missed any Halloween web development horrors? If so, let us know! Get in touch, via our Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a> pages, and fill us in on your worst web dev nightmares. Happy Halloween, people!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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