I forgot to update a production crontab after last night’s installation, and the old version (which used a different release mechanism) ran instead of the current one - a potentially hazardous situation that fortunately worked out OK anyway. I got a slap on the wrist from my boss, though. I need to ensure the next release goes smoother, which means having a checklist of pitfalls, even the ones I’ve never encountered before.

I sought advice from a co-worker, which essentially amounted to “live and learn”. I sought advice from Code Complete, which offered no advice on releasing your highly-polished code. I need to check Release It! tonight, though I’m not sure how helpful that will be with a small-scale app like this.

It’s very frustrating. This stuff really needs to be automated, so I can just code.