I think a "good pipeline to prod" with sufficient automated tests to ensure nothing is broken is the exception not the rule. Even in places that think/say they have a "good pipeline to prod". It's something that takes a shocking amount of engineering effort to do well, and tons of discipline to maintain.
Totally agree. I've joined companies where there was literally zero test coverage. All tests were done manually. But then if you have bad test coverage, then you shouldn't be using something like this.
