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One thing that sticks out for me about the post-mortem is that Tarsnap is heavily relient on Colin being able to diagnose and fix problems with the product. He
by underwater 14y ago
One thing that sticks out for me about the post-mortem is that Tarsnap is heavily relient on Colin being able to diagnose and fix problems with the product. He is a single point of failure for the entire system. If anything were to happen to him it seems like any data stored in Tarsnap could easily be lost forever.
- nitrogen 14y agoThat's probably true of a large number of services people rely upon, but those services hide the fact by using the royal "we" and oblique references to the "team" in their announcements and press releases.
- Splines 14y agoMaybe, but a well run team should have a "this is what you need to do if I get hit by a bus" document that is actually the "this is what you need to do when I get a better job" document.
- illumen 14y agoColin needs an apprentice :)
- ralph 14y agoTrue, but if that bus does one day get him then we'd probably hear about it pretty quick on the grapevine (he didn't squeal, just let out a little whine) and start making alternative arrangements en masse.