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More likely than not some manager decided all those extra nines weren't really necessary.

• nikanj 6y ago
  The manager probably put five 9s onto the spec sheet, and provided absolutely no resources. You’ll never guess who’s going to get the heat for this, the manager or the poor person who didn’t follow the spec.
  • StavrosK 6y ago
    A reliability guarantee I like to call "nine fives".
    • hinkley 6y ago
      There was an article about “five 8’s” during the Trough of Disillusionment for the original hype cycle.
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• jiofih 6y ago
  I don’t know why you’re being downvoted since you can clearly see echoes of this manager in the comments above...
  • dheera 6y ago
    Too many managers, not enough engineers on HN. As an engineer I can definitely attest to managers saying "99.9% is enough"