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The Migration That Took Down Production for 6 Hours

A story about database migrations, overconfidence, and why testing in staging is never enough. This failure taught me more than any successful deployment.

May 24, 2026 4 min
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Decisions in Engineering & Complex Y-systems Over Noise

Clarity for complex systems in the age of AI

Sharing what I have learned from two decades of building systems. Not claiming to have all the answers, just sharing the journey.

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