Comments on: TenthOfMarch Reviews Advertlets From The Inside (Part One)

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Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:34:27 +0000

[...] won’t be digging up old past issues of vulnerability, bugs or claimed hijacks they previously had on their site or during their downtime, neither on the [...]

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vMoody.net - Undying Lust » Blog Archive » A Lament — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:42:58 +0000

[...] to renew their domain or something? Their users should know what I’m talking about. Read this review. This is [...]

By: TenthOfMarch

TenthOfMarch — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:16:31 +0000

@seraphangel
Thanks. I know what you mean. And welcome to my blog

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More Bugs Found In Advertlets’ System at TenthOfMarch.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:04:37 +0000

[...] is getting ridiculous. After all the suggestions and bugs I found in the Part One and Part Two of my reviews, and a short follow up here, the Advertlets’ team don’t seem [...]

By: seraphangel

seraphangel — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:42:33 +0000

man that was a long list of comments, very interesting, and TenthOfMarch you make a very good a thorough QA person, but perhaps try not to be so strong with your comments, as apparently Firdaus feels offended judging from his reaction, but hey Firdaus, accept the fact that it was shoddy work overall on the front end, maybe you all focused too much on the backend system that this simple matter was overlooked, but still it shouldn’t have happened, it really drops the users impression and trust on not just the website but the company as well. Keep up the good work at improving the website, I’m sure both nuffnang and advertlets will have a lot more competition in the future.

By: TenthOfMarch

TenthOfMarch — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:39:41 +0000

@mooiness
You speak my mind.

By: Advertlets’ Explanation To Why They Were “Lazy” And “Amateurish” at TenthOfMarch.com

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:35:05 +0000

[...] the first part of my review on Advertlets, I used the words lazy, amateurish and shoddy work to describe the design, bugs and quality of work [...]

By: mooiness

mooiness — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:12:35 +0000

TenthofMarch: I shall attempt to say why Firdauz’s comment *feels* wrong.

No web professional would let their baby out the door without thorough testing. It is expected that bugs will be found and usability issues to be addressed in the initial phases.

But you don’t let loose an application which fails one of the most basic principles, ie. password security.

You best decision at the time should not have been this. To me, it sounded like you guys rushed it out the door so that you got something to show.

No – your best decision at the time should have been to put yourselves in the shoes of a user and whack the system as hard as you can.

I have no doubt that the backend engine is impressive, but you mustn’t forget that it is the frontend that the users see and use.

If you are overworked (wearing 7 and a half shoes) then tell your boss. That is not an excuse for sloppy coding.

By: TenthOfMarch

TenthOfMarch — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:46:06 +0000

@Firdauz
“What’s assumed as laziness and amateurish was in fact; our best decision at that particular time.”

I don’t like that explanation. It sounds wrong, but I don’t want to elaborate why.

By: Firdauz

Firdauz — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:01:04 +0000

Chill it people.

What’s assumed as laziness and amateurish was in fact; our best decision at that particular time.

We’ve been improving a lot ever since.

And a lot more improvements coming, who ever said we’re lazy and just a bunch of amateurs? It was just an assumption.

Share these shoes with me, I’m wearing 7 and a half.

Mutual understanding people. Let’s have it.

Mutual respect people. Let’s not degrade ourselves.