The Friday Deploy

Ship on Friday. Sleep through the night.

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Episode 2: Your PR Shouldn’t Make Your Stomach Hurt

November 6th, 2026 • 58:09

If a pull request makes your stomach hurt, another round of AI review might not be the answer. John and Garrett compare the workflows that keep changes small, explain how feature flags helped move ...
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Episode 1: Changing the Wheels While the Car Is Moving

September 25th, 2026 • 55:26

AI can write the migration plan, inspect the servers, and even carry the work to the finish line. It still cannot decide what complexity is worth adding. John and Garrett talk about rebuilding Fire...