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Do we need staging servers?
Matt and Justin talk about staging servers and try to answer the question "do we need them?"
Hey! I’m trying something new: I’ve recorded a limited podcast series where I talk with people about software practices and ask: “Do we need it?”
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This week I am joined by Justin Duke to talk about staging servers:
Can we actually make a comparable environment to production?
What can go wrong (accidental emails, corrupting data)?
Why staging servers are tough to justify when you are very small and very big
Is software advice stuck in 2010?
The dark side of beginner friendly programming content
When are intentional roadblocks sometimes good?
Staging servers as a deferred blame mechanism
Listen here 🎧 Staging servers w/ Justin Duke
Stay boring!
-Matt