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This happened to me once, as in my first month at a new job, I came in one day to find I had caused a bug in production. But I hadn't deployed any software! I
by jzwinck 13y ago
This happened to me once, as in my first month at a new job, I came in one day to find I had caused a bug in production. But I hadn't deployed any software!
It turned out that the department had carefully orchestrated a system whereby all checked-in code would move automatically to alpha the next day, then beta, then production the next week. But nobody told me.
A manager there later told me, "If the code we write is strong enough, it does not need to be released--it will escape."
And the student understood.
- enry_straker 13y agoWhat did you understand? - That the manager decides what gets pushed into production? - That the manager decides not to inform the programmers concerned? - That you have a clown for a manager? - That it's probably time to quit the company?
- jackmaney 13y agoI imagine that the answer would be "Yes".
- infinite8s 13y agoWas this at a company owned by the richest man in NYC?