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  • ugo@feddit.ittoProgrammer Humor@programming.dev•Probably the most sweat-inducing user input verification code in history.
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    It’s trying to convey that software and engineering discipline has gone to shit. Software written to have some of the most skilled humans at the given task in 69 still had safeguards to double check that the user, despite being one of the most eminent experts, did not provide incorrect input.

    Fast forward to 2026 and things have worsened to the point where ostensible “engineers” deploy systems that allow attackers to access people’s accounts simply by asking a bot, which blindly trusts the attackers.

    I don’t know yet to which degree I agree, but that’s what the comment is meant to convey in my interpretation.