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by sefk 14y ago
That isn't me. :)
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by sefk 14y ago
Sure, if it's not doing harm. But in this case, all this old data was really costing us: - real costs - database storage, blob storage, (minor) perf impact - hidden costs - tougher to create test environments that look like production if
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by sefk 14y ago
Concur about big changes on Friday. In our daily release meetings, we always used to ask people who wanted to release things on Friday -- "will you be at your keyboard all weekend in case something goes wrong?" Answering no to that meant
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by sefk 14y ago
Fair point. I had tested that delete/restore had worked, it's just the "what are you deleting" criteria that I'd missed. Our test environment didn't match production that closely so the difference in data is what bit me.
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by sefk 14y ago
Luckily, Ning did (does) have a nice way to handle network deletes. Once "retired" it is gone from the system in all visible ways, and then a month later an auto purger comes along to clear database content and blobs for good. I don't take
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The Day I Took Down 100,000 Web Sites(sef.kloninger.com)
33 points by sefk 14y ago|30 comments
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On-Line Education Is Really Interesting Right Now(sef.kloninger.com)
1 points by sefk 14y ago|0 comments
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Engineering managers have to solve two problems at once(sef.kloninger.com)
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FizzBuzz Questions for Engineering Managers(sef.kloninger.com)
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by sefk 14y ago
Well said Matt, thanks
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by sefk 14y ago
Relevant! Thanks.
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by sefk 14y ago
Exactly jclulow -- it's a clue. Thanks for explaining.
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by sefk 14y ago
Great example of one of the most frustrating cases I've seen. Thanks.
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by sefk 14y ago
For many it doesn't matter, but for some it's a big deal. Either because they have a handle that is important to them, or because what the policy comes up with is unappealing (for many reasons). My point is: if its important to your engine
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Why Quit? Because the other company has bigger monitors.(sef.kloninger.com)
301 points by sefk 14y ago|241 comments
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"I absorb uncertainty."(sef.kloninger.com)
1 points by sefk 14y ago|0 comments
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Making Browsers Better for Web Apps(sef.kloninger.com)
1 points by sefk 14y ago|0 comments
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Working Hard, On The Right Stuff, and In The Right Way(sef.kloninger.com)
1 points by sefk 14y ago|0 comments
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My Sabbatical(sef.kloninger.com)
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Too Many Clouds (or: Why I Don’t Use Evernote)(sef.kloninger.com)
4 points by sefk 15y ago|0 comments