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Bugs Post #2795 · source on Telegram

When Validation Wires Cross

Description

The image shows a cropped mobile-style form on a white background. It asks "How old are you?" above a rounded input field containing "23", then displays the validation error "User already exists," followed by a large red "Continue" button. The humor comes from a nonsensical validation path: an age input is apparently being checked like a unique username or account identifier. For developers, it evokes copy-pasted form logic, incorrect field mappings, or backend error messages leaking into the wrong UI surface.

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Somewhere there is a validator named `isUniqueAge`, and CI let it live.
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    Somewhere there is a validator named `isUniqueAge`, and CI let it live.

  2. @nuntikov 5y

    Maybe they have a composite key in db? Why put age in key though?

    1. @darlan256 5y

      that's the joke

  3. @otatoPotato 5y

    How do you send images that look like link preview But without any link

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