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title: "Discussion on \"Determinism Over Convenience: Building Automation That Can Be Trusted\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Determinism Over Convenience: Building Automation That Can Be Trusted\". Most automation fails for one reason:\nIt was designed to work once, not to be trusted repeatedly.\nA script that succeeds on a clean machine is useful. A workflow that survives retries, partial failure"
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# [Determinism Over Convenience: Building Automation That Can Be Trusted](https://lysergic-systems.hashnode.dev/determinism-over-convenience-building-automation-that-can-be-trusted?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most automation fails for one reason: It was designed to work once, not to be trusted repeatedly. A script that succeeds on a clean machine is useful. A workflow that survives retries, partial failure

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