leap year takes out Fuel stop pump payments

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#311944 29-Feb-2024 10:11

I'm expecting a few more "hiccups" like this to pop up today,

"Fuel stations are reporting nationwide outages at self-service pumps.

Allied Petroleum, Gull, Z and other fuel stops around New Zealand have ground to a halt on Thursday due a software glitch they say is likely caused by their systems not being programmed to deal with the date February 29."

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/february-29-allied-fuel-pumps-around-nz-ground-to-a-halt-as-systems-forget-leap-year/XEQBK5JLBZG6LO3VGUQ6Q2WGC4/

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#3201318 29-Feb-2024 10:20

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#3201319 29-Feb-2024 10:22

This has mad Y2K vibes haha.

I mean this has only happened every 4 years since 45BC.... Something, something Hanlon's razor..

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#3201321 29-Feb-2024 10:25

tehgerbil:

This has mad Y2K vibes haha.

I mean this has only happened every 4 years since 45BC.... Something, something Hanlon's razor..

If you've ever programmed to handle dates, you'll know it's not every 4 years !

Fun and games !

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#3201323 29-Feb-2024 10:28

Sounds like a simple fix but test etc means a couple of days?

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#3201377 29-Feb-2024 10:41

elpenguino:

tehgerbil:

This has mad Y2K vibes haha.

I mean this has only happened every 4 years since 45BC.... Something, something Hanlon's razor..

If you've ever programmed to handle dates, you'll know it's not every 4 years !

Fun and games !

I was thinking this too, NO ITS NOT!!

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#3201435 29-Feb-2024 10:54

The cynical me thinks someone has pushed out a bad update to the system that broke stuff, and they are just blaming Feb 29 to cover their own ~~behind~~ reputation.

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#3201436 29-Feb-2024 10:58

dont go to work you fools, youre not geting paid today!! ?

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#3201441 29-Feb-2024 11:06

How can leap year cause problems with software that's been in use for years? Or if they have been developing new stuff, have their analysts never heard of a leap year? Or have they never implemented testing for these specific cases?

It's all a mystery. But again, as mentioned above, stupidity...

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#3201444 29-Feb-2024 11:08

elpenguino:

If you've ever programmed to handle dates, you'll know it's not every 4 years !

Fun and games !

If you've ever built something that relies on that knowledge instead of using the existing date APIs, then...

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#3201445 29-Feb-2024 11:09

freitasm:

How can leap year cause problems with software that's been in use for years? Or if they have been developing new stuff, have their analysts never heard of a leap year? Or have they never implemented testing for these specific cases?

It's all a mystery. But again, as mentioned above, stupidity...

The article I skimmed through quoted a site owner saying they got new software last year.

The stations are pushing the blame to the payment providers. Weird, though, that its only fuel stations having the issue (there's not that many payment providers out there are there?)

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#3201449 29-Feb-2024 11:11

Yay, millennium bug! We're all going to crash and burn!

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#3201450 29-Feb-2024 11:11

trig42:

freitasm:

How can leap year cause problems with software that's been in use for years? Or if they have been developing new stuff, have their analysts never heard of a leap year? Or have they never implemented testing for these specific cases?

It's all a mystery. But again, as mentioned above, stupidity...

The article I skimmed through quoted a site owner saying they got new software last year.

The stations are pushing the blame to the payment providers. Weird, though, that its only fuel stations having the issue (there's not that many payment providers out there are there?)

Some of my questions still remain the same then:

have their analysts never heard of a leap year?
Or have they never implemented testing for these specific cases?

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#3201452 29-Feb-2024 11:13

Yep.

Someone will be having a BAD day.

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#3201463 29-Feb-2024 11:20

Behodar:

elpenguino:

If you've ever programmed to handle dates, you'll know it's not every 4 years !

Fun and games !

If you've ever built something that relies on that knowledge instead of using the existing date APIs, then...

I might be developing an embedded device without network connectivity ?

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#3201527 29-Feb-2024 11:56

Ah Invenco systems failure. Supposedly a patch in is the works but to have that rolled out to thousands of terminals will still take a very long time.

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