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    ""a while" (weeks?)" I updated the question Commented 6 hours ago
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    "without error-prone steps" - does this answer come from the perspective of a developer at all? or is this mainly from the perspective of a non techie / business management Commented 3 hours ago
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    I think devs struggling with demands of people that do not do the actual work (but have stakes in it) could benefit from answers that do not come from the "but i am paying you" mindset, instead a "these are your options" one. it isn't necessarily that answers on this topic should only stem from actual "code monkeys" that share the burden of having to keep a business running through hard work.however, it's more likely that devs will give useful instead of accusatory answers. an example of a useful answer is the one from Steve Commented 2 hours ago
  • An hour ago is a pretty different situation, thanks for updating @SergeyZolotarev Commented 2 hours ago
  • Infrequent releases with long QA cycles often go together with error-prone deployments with manual steps, where support teams and management demand on-call support. This is what I was gesturing towards @reign. Have been on both sides of that situation. Commented 2 hours ago