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> that Java application was the only thing that would ever use that database It's a mistake to make this assumption unless you've taken extreme measures to loc
by erik_seaberg 8y ago
> that Java application was the only thing that would ever use that database
It's a mistake to make this assumption unless you've taken extreme measures to lock down and audit all access. It's pretty common for the entire dev team to have read access, and someone has inevitably built some ad hoc thing taking advantage of that.
- _bxg1 8y agoPerhaps I should've said "the only piece of infrastructure that would ever use that database". DB browsing software and even ad-hoc scripts don't need a perfect schema; you can usually just grok it by visual inspection
- erik_seaberg 8y agoThat's a problem when we break something ad hoc the founder wrote to reconcile the books once per month. Data attracts surprising and important uses.