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Date Published
Author
Abram Thau
Word count
742
Language
English
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None

Summary

The shift from shipping nervously to shipping confidently comes from implementing guardrails such as monitoring real-time metrics, automated rollbacks, and catching issues when they're only live for a tiny fraction of the user base. This allows teams to release code without causing stress, tests don't catch everything, and early detection enables swift action before incidents become full-blown outages. Rollback is not failure, but rather part of a safe workflow, and with Guarded Releases, developers can sleep better knowing their system protects users and the team. The modern way of shipping code is automated, calm, and guarded.