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Microsoft Authenticator must surely rank as the single worst piece of software ever developed. It is so, so, so bad. Worse, even than Teams.

Colin Hoad

@colinhoad.com

Want to set up 2-factor authentication? Good luck. Authenticator will add your account, take you through several doom-loops and then proudly inform you that "there's been a problem" and now you're locked out.

Colin Hoad

@colinhoad.com

"Try removing your account from the app and re-adding it", the docs tell you. Great, except you can't remove it without entering the code... from Authenticator... which isn't working.

30/9/26, 12:43 pm0 reposts8 likes

nemo

@nemo20000.bsky.social

Chatting with an AI today introduced me to the disparaging term "happy-path programmers" - their code works fine as long as everything is ok, but the moment something unexpected happens (the unhappy path) it all falls apart. 40 years in the business and not heard "happy-path" before. 🤭

Kevin Gibson

@gslug1.bsky.social

Been there, only to be betrayed by someone from IT,"Why would you do that?" Hateful piece of software.

Colin Hoad

@colinhoad.com

Glad to know it's not just me that thinks so!