Backups & Migrations
Friends don’t let friends edit production tables raw.
▶ the lesson · ~35s · narrated · tap for sound
the intro
Two disciplines keep databases safe over time. Backups: copies of your data you can actually restore, tested regularly. Migrations: versioned changes to the schema that are reviewed and applied in order. Together they make change safe.
fun fact ✦
The backup rule: an untested backup is not a backup, it is a hope.
the docs
quick hits about Backups & Migrations
15-second answers · interviews, tips, trivia & hidden gems
🎤 interview
What is ACID?
📚 tutorial
Never hand-edit a prod schema
🔧 useful
Rehearse on a copy
💎 deep
The one-liner that saves careers
💎 deep
An untested backup is a hope