Postmortem
Issue Summary # Shortly after deploying a new feature to our recently launched Ruby on Rails site, we encountered a significant issue. Five minutes post-deployment, users began reporting that they were unable to sign in or sign up to our platform. This was unexpected, as the feature had been thoroughly tested and worked flawlessly in our development environments. We received a total of 127 complaints via email, which was alarming given the importance of user retention for our newly launched platform. Determined to resolve the issue promptly, we cloned the repository from GitBug and attempted to set up the site locally. To our surprise, the site failed to start. The root cause was quickly identified: we had neglected to update the project requirements. The site was down from 9:55 AM GMT+1 to 11:20 AM GMT+1 today.
What Happens When You Type google.com in Your Browser and Press Enter?
What Happens When You Type “https://www.google.com” in Your Browser and Press Enter? # When you type a URL like https://www.google.com into your browser and hit Enter, a complex series of events unfolds behind the scenes in milliseconds. This process involves multiple technologies working together seamlessly. Let’s break it down step by step. 1. DNS Request: Translating a Domain to an IP Address # Your browser starts by converting the human-readable domain name (www.google.com) into a machine-readable IP address. This process is called a DNS (Domain Name System) lookup:
First Post
testing this is my first post, this is just a reference