Warts and All
by in CodeSOD on 2010-06-28"We need to make sure that the new PL/SQL version that runs on Oracle will work exactly as it does on SQL Server," stated the directive given to Andy by his supervisor.
Andy had been tasked to port over a T-SQL function which, when passed valid string, would convert it into a data format that could then be returned back to the calling application and submitted to a label printer to produce a bar code.
When Sally graduated from college, she had aspirations of finding a career in project management. And much to her delight, she landed a great position with a large, internationally-based consulting firm. In addition to billing out fresh college graduates at obscenely high rates, the company developed obscenely expensive software for large enterprises.