Re:We deleted the production database by accident
by alistairSH on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:54AM
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But it's just a side-project and I will continue late night coding with a glass of wine.
Normally, this would be fine. But, it appears the site has paying members. Presumably, it's not "just a side-project" to them. You owe them better than tinkering with prod while tipsy.
Re:We deleted the production database by accident
by hnlmorg on Sunday October 18, 2020 @03:03PM
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I don't think that's fair. We've all had occasions from time to time when we've had a drink at lunch time or even had to do emergency work in the evening after having a drink.
The bigger issue is the lack of guardrails to protect against accidental damage. This is also a common trait for hobby projects (after all, it's more fun to hack stuff together) but hopefully the maintainer will use this experience as a sobering reminder (pun intended) to put some guardrails in place now.
But it's just a side-project and I will continue late night coding with a glass of wine. I find it hugely enjoyable.
I would have a different mind-set if I was writing software for power stations as a professional.