> Just another reminder of the absolutely terrible state of our industry. Imagine anyone in any other industry taking this ridiculous stand. "Oh we don't fit roofs on Fridays, in case our roof leaks and we need to bring the roofer back in on the weekend"
Agreed, the industry operates on a much more janky level than many other industries, but this syndrome is by no means limited to the field of software development.
If your roof is functioning perfectly well, fixing a non-critical problem on a Friday is less safe than fixing it on a weekday because if something goes wrong the next day, it's better that the "next day" be a day when the roofers are available. All other things being equal, I'd say fix your roof on a Monday so you have the next four days to call the roofers back if things go wrong.
It's the same reason you're safer booking an early flight, or scheduling surgery early in the day: if something goes wrong, at least you will get bumped to later in the day. If your originally scheduled flight or surgery was later, and something goes wrong, you will likely get bumped to the next day.
Obviously this rule doesn't apply to emergency fixes: if your roof has a bad leak, and it's a Friday, and you know it's going to rain on Saturday, you're still better off having it fixed on Friday.
Agreed, the industry operates on a much more janky level than many other industries, but this syndrome is by no means limited to the field of software development.
If your roof is functioning perfectly well, fixing a non-critical problem on a Friday is less safe than fixing it on a weekday because if something goes wrong the next day, it's better that the "next day" be a day when the roofers are available. All other things being equal, I'd say fix your roof on a Monday so you have the next four days to call the roofers back if things go wrong.
It's the same reason you're safer booking an early flight, or scheduling surgery early in the day: if something goes wrong, at least you will get bumped to later in the day. If your originally scheduled flight or surgery was later, and something goes wrong, you will likely get bumped to the next day.
Obviously this rule doesn't apply to emergency fixes: if your roof has a bad leak, and it's a Friday, and you know it's going to rain on Saturday, you're still better off having it fixed on Friday.