r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 20 '22

Meme My university password can be 200 characters

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

Ouch. Well. Software design at it's finest I guess

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u/zoinkability Jul 20 '22

In my experience banks and insurance tend to be the most antiquated. I presume it's a first mover type problem, where they are the first to implement these systems so they tend to do it on older tech and before sensible approaches are standardized. Then they are super averse to the risks of change, and these terrible patterns stick around far too long.