On: Drift towards danger and the normalization of deviance (2017)

[PaulHoule]

In at least one case, a test routine activated in production created a terrible loss

https://www.henricodolfing.com/2019/06/project-failure-case-...

[hex4def6 → PaulHoule]

Wow. Ignoring the proximate cause of leaving that code in there, imagine being the poor schmuck that forgets to deploy a code update to 1 of 8 servers, causing $440 million in damages, basically destroying a company overnight. It's so far outside of comprehension at that scale.