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How Would You Handle a $1,000,000 Coding Error?

Posted by timothy on from the wasn't-me dept.

theodp writes "The Chicago Tribune's efforts to upgrade its computer system over the weekend turned into a fiasco when the system crashed, halting all printing operations and leaving about half of the Trib's subscribers without papers. The software contained 'a coding error,' according to a spokesman who estimated the cost to resolve the problem at 'under $1 million.' Any advice for the poor schmuck who's going to get the blame?"

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  1. What will the naughty programmer do? by stinkydog · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I hear that McDonald's in India is hiring.

    SD

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  2. I always say... by Ponkinator · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Try before you buy.

  3. Is it really $1,000,000? by biddlej · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How would you handle a $1,000,000 coding error?

    Just tell people you also wrote the code for the damage cost estimation...it was really a $100 coding error.

  4. Re:Save the Corn! by Adrian+De+Leon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You forgot: So it's a bit like growing corn or wheat to eat.... in Japan.

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