On Friday Deploys: Sometimes that Puppy Needs Murdering

Charity Majors revisits her famous 'Friday Deploy Freezes are Exactly Like Murdering Puppies' post, clarifying she is not an extremist. She argues deploy freezes are a pragmatic hack for teams lacking robust observability and real-time debugging capabilities, not a moral virtue. The article discusses the balance between moving swiftly with confidence and using workarounds like freezes, especially during holidays. It references a LinkedIn thread with diverse opinions, emphasizing that freezes are acceptable when necessary but should not be self-righteously adopted. The piece is focused on software engineering practices, DevOps, and tech culture, specifically around deployment strategies and observability.