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Reversible and Non Reversible Decisions

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Distinguishing reversible and non reversible decisions is one of the core skills an experienced engineer need to acquire.

A reversible decision can and should be taken quickly without fretting a lot on them where as a non reversible one has to be thoroughly thought and weighed upon and should not be taken lightly


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A good unit test
A good unit test should be:
Feb 20, 2023 • 
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A good way to debug
One of the best software engineering tip I received is a good way to debug.
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Outage Management
Outage management is a core skill for a software engineer to acquire and is critical to achieve high availability of an online service.
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