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The "temporary" cron job that became a production nightmare (and how we replaced it)

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We’ve all written that one quick script on a Friday afternoon: JavaScript // "Temporary fix — will refactor in next sprint" (3 years ago) cron.schedule('*/15 * * * *', async () => { const users = await db.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE synced = false'); for (const user of users) { try { await crm…

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    The "temporary" cron job that became a production nightmare (and how we replaced it)

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