KenWebDevBTWDec 3, 2023
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Show threadRaulDec 3, 2023
@nixCraft Sh*t happens :)
(Might have deleted an entire VM image and had to recover latest backup of it)
Show threadlevent sönmezDec 3, 2023
@nixCraft yeah, i deleted all dns records while i was working at isp, but was junior :)
Show threadFunk_FunkyDec 3, 2023
@nixCraft my friend and me blew away the biggest table in the database one day thinking we were deleting the backup😱. It was a Friday. With some magical scrambling and script writing, everything was fixed by Monday. It was definitely a trial by fire that helped me become a senior developer. Or, more likely, I’m still not a senior… fifteen years later.🥵
Show threadFubaroqueDec 3, 2023
@nixCraft Well, that is what we have backups for isn’t it? 😘
Show threadFuchsiii~~~Dec 3, 2023
@nixCraft seniors after they find out the DB backup script was failing the last few weeks
Show threadJay DeimanDec 3, 2023

@nixCraft I accidentally updated an entire prod table once by forgetting the WHERE clause. Once.

Now, any time I'm doing an update, the first thing I type is `BEGIN;`

Show threadrhootDec 3, 2023
@admin @nixCraft 'EXPLAIN' is another good prefix. In MySQL anyway.
Show threadDragonDec 3, 2023
@nixCraft certain versions of xenserver didn’t bother checking for sufficient disk space before restoring a snapshot. A colleague of mine discovered this the hard way.