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ok so a long time ago I used "real-looking examples" in a bunch of client prototypes (for a big widely known company's web store) and the account managers could
by yawnxyz 2y ago
ok so a long time ago I used "real-looking examples" in a bunch of client prototypes (for a big widely known company's web store) and the account managers couldn't tell whether these were items new that had been released or not... so somehow the mock data ended up in production (before it got caught and snipped)
ever since then I use "real-but-dumb examples" so people know in a glance that it can't possibly be real
the reason I don't like latin placeholder text is b/c the word lengths are different than english so sentence widths end up very different
- globalise83 2y agoYes, this should be a lesson in all software engineering courses: never use real or realistic data in examples or documentation. Once made the mistake of using a realistic but totally fake configuration id and had people use it in their production setup. Far better to use configId=justanexampleid or whatever.
- sgarland 2y agoThat sounds like a problem with the account managers, not you. Accurate and realistic data is important for doing proper load tests.
- yawnxyz 2y agooh yeah definitely a problem with the account managers! I just try to make it easier on them...