Logs of Duty: The Staging Environment

Because nothing bad ever happens in a place no one looks at.

Rule #1: Treat staging as “just like prod.” Except for the data, the traffic patterns, the scale, the configs, the features, and the uptime requirements. Otherwise, as I said, “just like prod”.

Rule #2: Test everything in staging first. Unless you’re in a hurry. Or it’s after 5 pm. Or you’re “just” making a small change. Or there is not enough “good” dat…