Not good at this…
Waiting.
It is 3:50 on a Friday afternoon. The holiday weekend is just minutes away… And I want to get the flock out of the office, but I can’t. So, here I sit reading up on LINQ to DataSets. I got some code from a peer last week. It doesn’t work. Not only does it not work, it directly contradicts the intent of the entire block of code. We need better security, so we are off-loading database connections to a web service. The web service will store the connection information and allow users to get data without rights stored in an individual basis. We can use application level access; because the app is what really does the connecting. Got it? So the programmer goes off, writes the code and gives it to me without any docs or help on how to use it. He tells the team lead everything is done and moves off to another project. So, I have to twist his arm to tell me how to use his code. I get a sample for a test handler. OK. I can use this. As I dig into deeper queries and more complicated data constructs, I learn that this new code doesn’t actually do anything that we need. I need something that will reject SQL Injection attacks. The wonderful completed code doesn’t reject injection attacks, it requires them. The only way for me to use the code is to pass it raw T-SQL-text. Umm… That’s exactly how you write a SL injection attack. Using parameters on the queries eliminates this problem. The code doesn’t allow parameters. Fuck me running…
So instead of wrapping things up this week, I have been fumbling around in the dark and working to re-write ‘completed’ code.
I’m ready for the weekend to start. A few days off should help me adjust my attitude even if I will spend them moving, yet again. Hopefully this will be the last move for a good long while.
Oh yeah, I had a semi-interview over lunch today. A firm wants to present me to their client and wanted a face-to-face to see what I am really like. It was more like a pre-screen than a real interview. I only had one Red Bull so I was probably too mellow. Oh well… If I really cared, I would show some notable interest. Today, I have a job. Tomorrow has yet to arrive.
