For the upcoming term I need to use a web app called the 'Dropbox' at my University. Essentially it is a very easy app that accepts a file for upload, then associates it with an assingment number, and whether or not you'd like to have it graded. It doesn't even allow downloading of any uploaded files.
What am I complaining about? I can't get the fucking thing to work. I used it last term when it was in 'beta' just fine. So I contact the help desk and they tell me to use Windows, as Apple products are not supported. I wish I could ignore 15% of my target audience off the bat. It's bullshit. The web exists on standards. When those standards are not followed, people are left in the dark. Normally, I laugh at their shitty code, but this time it's I out in the dark and I cannot submit assignments to my fucking CAPSTONE CLASS. Of note, I did try Windows Vista and IE7. With even the lowest security settings, I couldn't get the damned page to load, but did end up with seven browser windows.
A simple upload app doesn't care what browser/OS you're using at all. It's all standards based stuff. It's five lines of code and a database table. Twenty minutes from conception to production. I write stuff like this everyday, I would only assume that my University would check this stuff before putting it into production.
Frustration.
