It's just great when you can extrapolate the entire design of a system based on a tiny little peak into it. Actually, I should say, it's great in the context of The Daily WTF. It's really not so great for those, like Rik Hemsley (not that Rik), who have to maintain such a system. No, after their first-day-on-the-job peek, they usually bow their heads in sorrow and wonder why they quit their other job for this ...
