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We have put a rule that made our system very strong over the years: We don’t care if you broke the site, just fix it quickly and more importantly write a test t

We have put a rule that made our system very strong over the years: We don’t care if you broke the site, just fix it quickly and more importantly write a test that will catch the same problem if it happens again. Every time someone breaks something, we get harder to break.

taneq 9y ago
Sounds like your system is antifragile.
- gowld 9y ago
  Robust. The word is "robust". We don't need to promote buzzwords.
  - taneq 9y ago
    I think there's a worthwhile distinction between 'robust', meaning 'able to resist stresses', and 'antifragile', meaning 'able to react to stresses and become stronger.'