Re:All of us test in production all the time (2019)
by afarrell on Sunday July 19, 2020 @11:50AM
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> willfully misinterpreting
Often, when someone looks like they are “willfully misinterpreting” something, they are actually presenting uncomfortable implications or experiences of how a phrase is put into practice. Right or wrong, it is irritating to listen to.
Is it worth enduring your irritation in order to see if someone is meaningfully correct?
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> Don’t toss “untested” code.
“tested” is not a binary state. Code could always be better-tested —- otherwise why would you have hotfixes?
Often, when someone looks like they are “willfully misinterpreting” something, they are actually presenting uncomfortable implications or experiences of how a phrase is put into practice. Right or wrong, it is irritating to listen to.
Is it worth enduring your irritation in order to see if someone is meaningfully correct?
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> Don’t toss “untested” code.
“tested” is not a binary state. Code could always be better-tested —- otherwise why would you have hotfixes?