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Author: Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

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950: Even SCARIER Web Dev Nightmares (Spooky Stories Pt. 2)
Wednesday, 29 October, 2025

In part 2 of this year’s Spooky Stories special, Wes and Scott discuss the most chilling developer horror stories—from six-month-old unprocessed donations and runaway dog-food orders to vanishing databases, DNS disasters, code that literally tore apart a mall’s ventilation system, and more! Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:33 A Bug Beyond the Grave 04:16 NHL SPOOKS 06:36 White Space Ghost Faced 10:54 Over Order Nightmare 16:50 Alaskian 21:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io 22:50 Rackspace’d Out 25:02 Fired 26:52 WordPress Woes 33:21 What does the P in VPS stand for? 34:18 Beyond the Grave II 35:39 The Hottest Hot Fix 37:54 Bad Redirect 40:03 Instead of Making Money, You Spend Money! 41:26 Certbot Certain Death 43:55 It’s Always DNS 50:02 Cache Ruins Everything Around Me 51:52 Fiber F-Up 56:18 More Spooky Stories Don’t Drink and Deploy 😬 | Spooky Dev Stories Pt. 1 Submit your Spooky Stories Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads