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For this kind of project, given the stakes involved (e.g. a defendant's freedom), why would you want to use the brand-new framework-of-the-month that the cool k
by bas 9y ago
For this kind of project, given the stakes involved (e.g. a defendant's freedom), why would you want to use the brand-new framework-of-the-month that the cool kids are using?
- michaelmrose 9y agoPossibly they shouldn't be using bug ridden trash either seems like a compromise ought to be possible.
- sk5t 9y agoWebforms are not trash, just very annoying to use as a developer.
- tekmaven 9y agoI'm all for using the right tool for the job. WebForms code is not possible / extremely difficult to unit test. The actual codebase itself may be pretty old so WebForms isn't a surprise - the SLN file indicates it was saved with Visual Studio 2010 (https://github.com/propublica/nyc-dna-software/blob/338a1b86a664f53dffae08104d3b4180a9ba5696/FST_Production.sln#L3 https://github.com/propublica/nyc-dna-software/blob/338a1b86...).