So You Took Down Production - Now What?

The article discusses the common issue of accidentally pushing faulty code to production and how to handle such situations. It emphasizes the importance of using diff commands to identify changes in the code, acknowledging that issues may not be solely due to the code but also the environment or infrastructure. In case of a problematic deployment, it advises contacting DevOps for assistance. The article highlights the inevitability of production errors and suggests ways to prevent them, such as setting up rehearsal environments similar to production, ensuring access management policies are in place, promoting an open culture where mistakes can be discussed without blame, and conducting thorough testing before deployment. It also recommends using feature flags for controlled rollouts in production.