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The Incident: 90 Minutes of Complete Downtime

Feb 16 · 17 min read · devops-ashok.hashnode.dev  
Updated Feb 19  
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software dev who actually enjoys debugging (weird, i know) i spend most of my time fixing broken code , Building new things and honestly? i love it. there's something about hunting down bugs that just hits different. when i'm not staring at terminal logs, i'm either at the gym or checking out new places. currently exploring different areas in tech and building stuff in public because why not share the messy journey. india 🇮🇳

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