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0 pointsastrodust6y ago0 comments

tmux is a dangerous tool in the wrong hands.

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to be fair, it's dangerous even in the best hands. mistakes happen but business processes need to be in place to prevent catastrophes...

every time i see something like this, my inclination is to blame the CTO, not the engineer who pulled the trigger.

toomuchtodo6y ago

A post mortem should always be a place to highlight deficiencies in processes and communicate necessary improvements put into place, not to blame. Blame should only occur if the cadence of outages becomes excessive. Complex systems are tricky, and to err is human.

Disclaimer: Ops/infra engineer in a previous life.

astrodustOP6y ago

I wonder how many outages these days start with something like "kubectl apply" and then things go horribly awry.

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solotronics6y ago

We can blame whoever we want but you better believe shit rolls downhill at most places.

GhettoMaestro6y ago

Until it is a big enough F-up that an executive's head must roll.

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rubbingalcohol6y ago

to be fair, it's dangerous even in the best hands. mistakes happen but business processes need to be in place to prevent catastrophes...

every time i see something like this, my inclination is to blame the CTO, not the engineer who pulled the trigger.

toomuchtodo6y ago

Disclaimer: Ops/infra engineer in a previous life.

astrodustOP6y ago

I wonder how many outages these days start with something like "kubectl apply" and then things go horribly awry.

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solotronics6y ago

We can blame whoever we want but you better believe shit rolls downhill at most places.

GhettoMaestro6y ago

Until it is a big enough F-up that an executive's head must roll.

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