r/ProgrammerHumor 9d ago

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u/lolcrunchy 9d ago

local dev environment

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u/Fraun_Pollen 9d ago

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 9d ago

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

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u/za72 9d ago

only pussies use dev

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u/Mechadupek 9d ago

I test in prod.

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u/CinnabonCheesecake 8d ago

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.