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A business critical application that was continuously pulling data from Novell file shares, DCOM remote controlling Excel and really long .BAT files to manipula
by tyingq 5y ago
A business critical application that was continuously pulling data from Novell file shares, DCOM remote controlling Excel and really long .BAT files to manipulate it, and FTPing it to other places with some abandonware FTP app. All on 3 shitty old PCs with "don't touch me" post-it notes on the front and hard monitor burn-in. In a break room next to a copier.
- spookthesunset 5y agoI remember the first time I saw a BAT file that had a conditional in it. Mother of god. I needed eye bleach. If your BAT file has a conditional, you are using the wrong tool. BAT files should be completely top to bottom with no branching. Anything else is madness.
- tyingq 5y agoI do have to give MS credit for PowerShell. There are things I don't like, but it's clearly well thought out and purpose made to fill a gap that existed for a long time.