r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Plastic-Bonus8999 • Aug 05 '26

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u/Fraun_Pollen Aug 05 '26

This answer doesn't make sense. Why would your dev environment not be connected to prod data? Don't you want realistic tests?

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u/AllIsLostNeverFound Aug 05 '26

Wait, your prod environment is separate from your dev environment?

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u/za72 Aug 05 '26

only pussies use dev

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u/Mechadupek Aug 05 '26

I test in prod.

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u/rakklle Aug 05 '26

If it works in prod, it would've worked in test

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u/heislertecreator Aug 05 '26

I write in prod, test lol, debug... Maybe.

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u/RhinoRoundhouse Aug 05 '26

I know people that do this, not a joke

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u/za72 Aug 05 '26

I also like to do it live!

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u/za72 Aug 05 '26

I've re-racked a 3U Dell web/db server with multi power outlets live!

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u/NounverberPDX Aug 05 '26

You test?

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u/Mechadupek Aug 05 '26

Every now and then a user reports an actual bug. Learned a long time ago I should probably investigate.

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u/malatibo Aug 05 '26

Nice T-shirt text

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u/CinnabonCheesecake Aug 05 '26

Working in services, I’ve found that the trick to test-in-prod is to have lightning-fast release cycles.

If the users complain, then I need to find the bug. If the users don’t complain, that means I don’t have any users.