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Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by jogjayr on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:00PM (#26298301)
> Soon noticed that chuck Norris was in our compiled JavaScript

Is that a library? Or the string "Chuck Norris"?

Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by nullserver on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:44AM (#26300517)
String. Used as factory test for populating objects in tests.

It certainly caught my attention.

Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by kevincox on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:33PM (#26298499)
I was assuming that someone used the string as a name in the test?
Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by hnick on Sunday February 28, 2021 @09:24PM (#26299073)
Yes I think they meant they saw a weird name that stood out (I've seen Donald Duck at work) and they investigated more, finding it was test data.
Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by wiz21c on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:13AM (#26300395)
I've seen "Carmen Electra" myself :-) And other funny (more gross) names in the dark corners of huge databases...

I also had a customer discover a playboy center page at the end of a test we sent to them. One of the dev thought it'd be a nice reward. Things went very bad from him right after the phone call...

Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by nullserver on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:48AM (#26300533)
Always assume others have the sense of humor of a 99 year old stick of tnt.

Had someone at work mention they needed to drop off a dog at grooming on the way to pick up Chinese.

I had to walk away for a bit, as I couldn’t hold it in, but didn’t know if that sort of humor would fly with that crowd.

Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by jeffgreco on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:13PM (#26298370)
Or the actor/martial artist?
Re:How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% by finnh on Monday March 01, 2021 @12:01PM (#26304936)
bravo! i'll take the downvotes that this content-free comment will garner, but you just made my morning.