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I think almost any programmer running a service used by hundreds of thousands of people would hate the idea of it being down. It's part of building things to w
by pg 14y ago
I think almost any programmer running a service used by hundreds of thousands of people would hate the idea of it being down. It's part of building things to want them to work properly.
- mcartyem 14y agoIs there anything you believe could have helped avoid HN being down in the way it did? (Sorry to hijack this post; I doubt you'd see this question in the proper HN downtime post.)
- Donito 14y agoQuote from pg: "For some reason I didn't check the comments after the surgery to see if they were in the right place. I must have been distracted by something." Short answer to your question: Test the fix after deploying it on production :)
- simonholroyd 14y agoI certainly sympathize with the stress, I've been there. But programmers are much more effective at resolving downtime in low stress situations, so the best strategy is neutralizing those high-stress moments and just accepting that "downtime happens".