Have you ever noticed how airport security catches things you completely forgot you had? That random bottle of water, the forgotten pocket knife, the mystery liquid from three trips ago?
Software deployments need the same rigorous checkpoint system.
𧄠Empty Your Pockets:
Check your assumptions at the door. That âtemporaryâ workaround from six months ago? Still there. Those unused indexes eating up storage? Whoops, still lurking. Clean out the digital equivalent of forgotten gum wrappers and expired boarding passes.
đŠ Liquids in a Clear Bag:
Make your system dependencies transparent. No black box mysteries. If your project canât explain what every dependency does and why itâs there, itâs not ready to fly.
đ©» Walk Through the Scanner:
Run comprehensive vulnerability scans. Let the security tools find those mysterious metal objects you didnât know were there. Better to discover them now than have your project pulled aside for âadditional screeningâ in production.
âïž Check Your Boarding Pass:
Are you getting on the right plane to the right destination? Surprisingly often, teams build exactly what was requestedâbut it doesnât actually solve the business problem. Verify your deliverables align with real expectations, not just the initial requirements.
đź The Gate Agent Question:
âDid you pack this yourself, and has it been with you the entire time?â If you inherited code or dependencies you donât fully understand, treat them like suspicious luggage. If AI packed your bags, make sure you have made an inspection.
The goal isnât to slow things downâitâs to ensure safe arrival at your intended destination, with all passengers (and stakeholders) intact.
