The Rollback Religion: Why “We Can Always Revert” Is a Lie Your Team Tells Itself
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I used to believe in rollback. Not casually. Religiously. Every deploy had the same prayer: “If it breaks, we’ll just revert.” Then one Thursday at 6:47 p.m., we shipped a “small” change. Forty minutes later, checkout was failing. Not completely down — just enough to be terrifying. Orders were gett…
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The Rollback Religion: Why “We Can Always Revert” Is a Lie Your Team Tells Itself