Beaver Duty

Beaver Duty

The last mine

I survived Security, Performance, and Release. Only to be taken down by Agile.

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Matt
Aug 16, 2025
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With new services, the production deployment is the toughest mile. It’s like being in the middle of a minefield.

I can’t walk back because my product owner would have a heart attack. The product team has been pressuring us to go live with this “game-changing” service for a few weeks already. I am unsure how it is so critical, given that all the nice feat…

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