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Re:A routine gem update ended up creating $73k worth of subs... by gingerlime on Saturday January 08, 2022 @06:00AM (#29850512)
> Of course it’s easy to miss something, but unit tests could have caught this issue.

Nitpick, but I don't think unit tests would have caught this. Integration or systems tests might have caught this however, but those can be much harder to create and maintain in practice, in this particular case.

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Re:A routine gem update ended up creating $73k worth of subs... by sorokod on Saturday January 08, 2022 @07:47AM (#29851173)
Well, you get what you pay for. If integration tests are viewed as too expensive, then an occasional penalty is just the price of doing business.
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