The perfect metaphor for software deployment doesn't exi—
That confident "Yeah, probably..." followed by a LITERAL EXPLOSION nine seconds later is the most accurate representation of production releases I've ever seen.
It's that special moment when your PM asks "Is the release ready?" and you say "Sure!" while frantically trying to remember if you tested that one edge case where the user inputs their name in Klingon while standing on one foot.
SpaceX rockets and software deployments share the same two possible outcomes: spectacular success or spectacular failure. There is no in-between. At least rocket scientists expect explosions occasionally - developers are just expected to cry quietly in the server room.
Every Single Prod Release
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