production incident

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CASEDEV.to AI·4/22/2026

Claude Code's memory is theater. A dev lost 5 days and spammed real customers.

A developer lost five days debugging Claude Code, which, lacking memory across sessions, inadvertently created a production loop that repeatedly emailed a real customer. The incident highlights critical issues with AI agent autonomy, session context, and developer oversight, resulting in undue disturbance.

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ARTICLEDEV.to AI·4/18/2026

GitLab Accidentally Deleted Its Own Database… Live on Camera💀

In 2017, GitLab accidentally deleted its primary production database while debugging replication issues, only to find their backups were outdated or corrupted. Instead of hiding the problem, the company livestreamed its engineers attempting to fix the issue in real-time, creating a legendary moment of transparency in incident management.

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