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markpkessinger

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10. It shouldn't crash the page . . .

Reply to Bongo Prophet (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 03:22 AM

Dec 2013

. . . instead, any well designed site that handles an information transaction should, if a "refresh" command is received while a prior transmission of information is still processing, prompt the user as to whether or not the user wishes to resubmit the data. Any well-designed website will have built into it a mechanism for handling errant clicks or refresh commands. That is like web design 101. The fact that this website couldn't handle it reflects extremely poor QA.

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LOL: CNN employee`s own mistake crashed Obamacare Web page [View all] kpete Dec 2013 OP

d'oh! Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #1

Yes but they dont admit they made a mistake robbob Dec 2013 #2

Web Design 101: Error Handling markpkessinger Dec 2013 #12

Obviously, Their Computer "Expert" Would Know This DallasNE Dec 2013 #3

Intentional sabotage NBachers Dec 2013 #4

It should not crash the website regardless. lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #5

Correct hueymahl Dec 2013 #6

Ha! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! ... And welcome to DU!...Ha! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!...No, seriously... FourScore Dec 2013 #9

Do you know of any website that would allow a refresh in the middle of a transaction? pacalo Dec 2013 #11

Most, actually... markpkessinger Dec 2013 #13

Virtually any modern web site hueymahl Dec 2013 #15

Any well written web page should not crash, especially on a reset. Perhaps the definition of "crash lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #18

It didn't "crash the website" Bongo Prophet Dec 2013 #8

It shouldn't crash the page . . . markpkessinger Dec 2013 #10

i was thinking the same hourglass1 Dec 2013 #14

That isn't what the first sentence said, so the OP should correct it. In addition, it should not lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #17

If he's an expert Lordquinton Dec 2013 #7

why weissmam Dec 2013 #16

The point is, a user can and will do anything, and that is why a programmer codes for those lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #19

Exactly -- see #12 above . . . markpkessinger Dec 2013 #20

Try/catch. Perspective is very important. You are right lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #21