Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)

Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by sublinear on Sunday June 21, 2026 @06:39PM (#48623316)

I've never seen anyone just "put something into prod" unless it was for a very small org.

Putting managers on babysitting duty is a workplace smell. A reckless dev is the least of your worries.

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Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by SoftTalker on Sunday June 21, 2026 @07:40PM (#48623763)

> I've never seen anyone just "put something into prod" unless it was for a very small org.

Missed the whole "move fast and break things" period?

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Re:Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022) by sublinear on Sunday June 21, 2026 @08:02PM (#48623901)

No. Everyone else who survived was too busy building or fixing things.

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