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As others have mentioned, this really only works if you have a simple (and solid) deploy and rollback practice. Most people don't. Given that, all it takes is
by barclay 16y ago
As others have mentioned, this really only works if you have a simple (and solid) deploy and rollback practice. Most people don't.
Given that, all it takes is one terrible deploy: shit goes way south and you're down for most of the day. Now you have the CEO standing around your desk nervously looking at you trying to re-federate the databases when you to realize a 7PM deploy is not all that bad.
>Deploying a major update when I’m not in work-mode is awkward as well.
I'm sorry, no. I love my family and time, too... But logging in from home for an hour or two in the evening to do a deploy and validation isn't that much to ask, especially considering most of our salaries. If you're that sensitive about it, come in late the next morning.
- joedev68 16y agobarclay: You obviously missed the point that "with customers around the world. There isn’t a perfect time for a deployment". Come on everyone, we've got to get passed this US-centric world-view, especially when it comes to web apps. If you're down, you're down. It's bad no matter what time of day. Maybe it feels worse and is more stressful when it's during the day because the CEO is in the office standing over your shoulder, but that doesn't make deploying at night a substitute for bad deployment environments or planning.
- smackfu 16y agoNot many companies have a customer-base that is spread evenly through the world. Not having a "perfect time" doesn't mean there isn't a "better time" than 9 AM EST.
- catshirt 16y agosounds like the issue here actually lies in the suggestion that most people don't have a sufficient deployment mechanism.
- joedev68 16y agoIf you've got a CEO that 1. Think's he's helping by standing around your desk and 2. will happily lurk over you while you're fixing things during working hours but evidently isn't concerned, not feeling as "helpful", nor around at 7PM... Then, you've got other problems, I'd say.