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What is this thing that people call "enterprise software"?
According to the internet it's badly written, extremely slow and very expensive software that will only get replaced after 20-50 years of use.
Well, it is a good way to tell computers and humans apart. Computers can read it, while humans can't. They should reject corectly filled in captchas.
That's a great idea. If i was ever to create a product for colorblinds only i'd use that.
This isn't by any means a complete solution however it does catch 90% of drive-by spam.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is this thing that people call "enterprise software"?
According to the internet it's badly written, extremely slow and very expensive software that will only get replaced after 20-50 years of use.
Extremely slow is a function of the interdependencies and the CYA (nobody gets fired for buying IBM).
And the unwillingness to replace is because nobody actually knows everything the current system does, much less how it does it. Projects that have 10+ year lifespans and touch every aspect of the business are incredibly scary to touch.
So, at some degree of distance, the internets get. the definition mostly correct, but the reason it has chosen (eg all enterprise developers are stupid) is as simplistic as every other conclusion the internets have come to. While there are many people writing code in IT dev shops who really should be analysts, there are also a lot of smart people working in environments constrained like nothing your average startup developer has ever seen.
I've been there, and the only way I'm going back is if it's the only way to keep a roof on my kids' heads. I'll go homeless myself first! :)
While this captcha is truly a display of ignorance I could imagine that "corporate developers" at D&B aren't web developers. All I am saying is that if you force me to write enterprise software (which I have zero experience with) on a tight schedule I'm probably going to make a stupid mistake or two even though I hope I am not of "lower quality". I imagine someone in management refused to hire web devs because "we've…
It doesn't matter though. This isn't just a 'stupid mistake' made by a dev rushed for time, this is literally 'not a captcha.' It's not. Not even a poorly designed and incompetently executed captcha... it just isn't even one at all. It doesn't take long to find out that best practices exist for captchas, what they are, what the typical vulnerabilities are, and then pick one from the top shelf of existing solutions on…
Actually, even if it was real captcha, a computer could still easily guess the answer because the random parts are outside the answer text.
Well, it is a good way to tell computers and humans apart. Computers can read it, while humans can't. They should reject corectly filled in captchas.
D&B?! Aren't these the guys everyone including Apple trusts for their DUNS number?! Are you fucking serious?
Exactly. They're not the people everybody trusts to determine if incoming traffic is human/machine. Your response implies that they are inept at their area of expertise.
Well, it is a good way to tell computers and humans apart. Computers can read it, while humans can't. They should reject corectly filled in captchas.
