On 02/01/2016 03:18 PM, Ewan MacMahon wrote:
> But what is the lesson? Is it:
>
> - Don't put things in full production without testing them,
> - Sudden simultaneous site failures for something that barely ever changes are probably not site failures so don't ticket them,
> - The real test is real work, so don't worry about stuff you're not using,
>
> Or is it, indeed, that we've built a system of both technology and communication so robust that someone can screw up with a bit of central international infrastructure, nothing breaks, and it all gets put back within a few days (including a weekend in the middle), and that's pretty good?
The lesson appears to be that, if a test detects that software is
faulty, then quit using that test and things will be fine.
Ste
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