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Promise It Was Test Db

Databases Devops Programming Debugging Testing

9 days ago 162.0K views 0 shares

Promise It Was Test Db

Funny how reputation works in tech. Deploy a thousand flawless builds? Nobody remembers. Accidentally run that DROP TABLE script on production instead of the test environment just one time ? Suddenly it's your new middle name at the company. Your tombstone will probably read "Here lies the person who brought down the payment system during Black Friday 2023." The database team still has a cardboard cutout of your face with a red X through it.

Works On My Machine Doesn't Cut It

Testing Devops Git Programming Debugging

3 months ago 136.7K views 0 shares

Works On My Machine Doesn't Cut It

The classic developer delusion: your code is invincible because it passed some pathetic little tests on your machine. Then reality hits when the CI pipeline runs and suddenly your precious code is getting absolutely demolished by tests in a different environment. It's the programming equivalent of practicing karate moves in your bedroom mirror vs. getting roundhouse kicked in an actual fight. "But it worked on MY machine" - the battle cry of the defeated developer since time immemorial.