# from Ovid
# on Thursday 26 March 2009 11:59:
>The word "should" makes my trigger finger itch.
>I want those tests, but the people arguing are huge Java fans and
> argue that "Java is safe to deploy, why not Perl?"
I'll guess that "should" is "is" often enough that the extra effort and
risk is not worth it.
And besides, if production isn't identical to staging, you can blame the
sysadmin. If your tests accidentally wipe the production DB, it's your
fault.
--Eric
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[...proprietary software is better than gpl because...] "There is value
in having somebody you can write checks to, and they fix bugs."
--Mike McNamara (president of a commercial software company)
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