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This can also be expressed as general advice.

Whenever you are unsure whether to use a clever solution or follow the globally accepted standard in your work as a DevOps or Software engineer, always choose the standard.



The Principle of Least Surprise.

Among other things, in an incident, people’s brains aren’t working - the more they have to remember about your particular system, the more likely they are to forget something.




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