What causes most production disasters ?

Self-testing by devs — they miss unimagined paths. Independent QA catches them.

How to prevent production disasters like loyalty wipeouts?

Demand dry-runs on prod-scale data, device matrices, synthetic post-deploy tests. Bug reports, not promises.

No slowdown — fewer outages mean faster net velocity. Agencies doing vibes cost more in fire drills.

A Tuesday push. 40,000 members erased. Double charges on mobile Safari. These aren't flukes — they're what happens without independent QA.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Devs can't spot their own blind spots — independent QA introduces fresh eyes. 𝕏
Demand real bug reports and post-launch SLAs from agencies, not vague promises. 𝕏
In AI's rapid deploys, untested code risks Therac-scale disasters; independent verification builds empires. 𝕏

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Originally reported by Dev.to