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It Works On My Local Container

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2 months ago 123.0K views 0 shares

It Works On My Local Container

Evolution of excuses. Left panel: Developer proudly proclaims "It works on my machine!" while the ops guy silently contemplates career choices. Right panel: Same developer, now with DevOps skills and a suspicious sunburn, declares "It works on my container!" The ops guy's expression remains unchanged – he knows containerized garbage is still garbage, just more portable. We've successfully moved the problem from one isolated environment to another, slightly fancier isolated environment. Progress!

Table Stakes Are High With Migrations

Databases Devops Programming Debugging Backend

2 months ago 108.0K views 0 shares

Table Stakes Are High With Migrations

Running database migrations in production is like mid-air refueling—precision required, failure not an option, and everyone's holding their breath the entire time. One wrong move and your fighter jet (aka production database) crashes spectacularly into the ground while management watches in horror. And just like military operations, you'll find yourself saying a little prayer before hitting that "migrate" button, hoping your carefully crafted SQL doesn't turn your company's data into digital confetti. The stakes? Just your entire job and possibly the business itself. No pressure!