Did you get a strange message from Airbnb this morning? If so, you are not alone.
It appears that the company mistakenly sent a “test” alert to users around the world. A software developer suspects an unfortunate mistake by an employee.
Messages of this type may be intended for a “test” environment rather than a “live” production. It’s kind of a sandbox where developers can experiment with changes without actually changing the code behind the live app.
Airbnb has yet to confirm exactly why the notice with the title “test” and only containing the words “test development” was issued, but social media users have denied the error.
Twitter user Tushar Gupta wrote: Have a coffee and try again.
Australian tech commentator Will Richards even suggested that he was a bad employee. He added “@airbnb intern” to his handle and posted on Twitter: I worked on creating a post today.
Richards, who writes the Overnight Success startup newsletter, told Metro:
“We are tragically missing the opportunity to say something interesting to millions of people around the world.”
The software developer expressed sympathy for the person behind the sign.
Startup founder Daniel Habib On twitter: “Give one to @Airbnb developers preparing for their first SEV review.”
An SEV or “site review” is a meeting where such errors are likely to be discussed.
James Ivings, co-founder of message-blocking app Leave Me Alone, told .
“Since this happens to everyone at some point in their career, the unfortunate criminal can rest assured that every software developer who saw this message took a sympathetic look.”
Independent developer Erwin Lengkic, founder of branded startup Base Styles, adds: Misusing the wrong environment is the smallest mistake with the biggest consequences.
“But I feel sorry for the employee, we have a difficult day ahead of us.
However, some social media users questioned which employees had access to the actual Airbnb products, making the situation unattractive.
Hackernews user joper90 wrote:
Other developers joked that the message could be a marketing ploy to direct users to apps they may not use for months.
Raz Ilin of data visualization startup Chartbrew told .
He contacted Airbnb to find out what happened.
But whoever was to blame, at least, it wasn’t them who falsely sent a missile warning to Hawaiians.
Source: Metro
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