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> [..] had the prod DB open in one terminal window and my local DB open in another. I meant to drop my local DB [..] I feel like every single one of us who has
by mh- 2y ago
> [..] had the prod DB open in one terminal window and my local DB open in another. I meant to drop my local DB [..]
I feel like every single one of us who has worked in this role has this same story, haha. Mine was iTerm split panes, but still. Over a decade ago and I still have my own little system I (now) adhere to ensure that never happens again.
- alexjplant 2y agoI'm a big fan of shisa kanko [1] as practiced by Japanese rail workers. Every time I go to make a change to a critical system I deliberately say out loud what I'm connected to, what I'm about to do, and why I'm doing it as I confirm these assertions before taking action. If at all possible I have somebody else on the call watching. I'm sure it looks goofy to my colleagues but I'd like to think that it helps to avoid these types of mistakes. [1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-j...
- superfrank 2y agoLol. Now that you say it, I'm thinking back and I'm pretty sure mine was also iTerm split panes