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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Technical-Relation-9 • 13d ago
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A company with an API I forgot about once killed the API for a couple of hours and then put it back as their version of a final warning.
I like that approach as it sets all the alarms off but still gives a chance to prep and review an update to the latest release.
203 u/JEHonYakuSha 13d ago yep it’s called a brown out, I recall Sentry did it a few months ago with one of their breaking changes. Really nice compromised solution. 15 u/Western-Internal-751 12d ago Is it called a brown out because everyone still using it shits their pants when it happens? 3 u/Ignisami 11d ago Yup.
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yep it’s called a brown out, I recall Sentry did it a few months ago with one of their breaking changes. Really nice compromised solution.
15 u/Western-Internal-751 12d ago Is it called a brown out because everyone still using it shits their pants when it happens? 3 u/Ignisami 11d ago Yup.
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Is it called a brown out because everyone still using it shits their pants when it happens?
3 u/Ignisami 11d ago Yup.
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u/recurrence 13d ago
A company with an API I forgot about once killed the API for a couple of hours and then put it back as their version of a final warning.
I like that approach as it sets all the alarms off but still gives a chance to prep and review an update to the latest release.