1roOt t1_j7wj7zo wrote
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Which is expected from such a project if you ask me. The more I dive into programming, the more I wonder how anything can survive for that long :p
EricForce t1_j7wv9i8 wrote
The truth is nothing survives for long at all. Even Facebook managed to crash their entire subnetwork. It was so bad I heard that the sys admins couldn't get through the doors to the server room because it killed every key card and door lock they had. Many things in tech are like that; one mistake away from utter chaos.
jochem4208 t1_j7yl891 wrote
Isn't it true for most parts of life. Politics, schools, construction sites, we live so close on so many edges
pm_me_your_rigs t1_j7x1src wrote
The truth is as someone who has worked on large scale networks for many years. Shit is perpetually broke. But generally there is enough redundancy to mask those issues.
And for code pushes there are generally multiple levels validation and approval before things roll out.
Even then, there will be bugs. No process is perfect.
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