Error'd: Production Testing To The Max

The most eventful day in Error'dland narrowly missed our publication windowlast week. As everyone must surely know by now, somebody at HBO Max wastesting in production. And the Internet blew up.

And our inbox blew up.

Naturally, the social media team at HBO decided to try andcapitalize on the kerfluffle with a bit of light-heartedbrand action, because of course they did:

In turn spawning an angry Twitter mob (because of course it did)excoriating HBO for mistreating the poor schlub, a global WeAre Spartacus moment, and alack, a new conspiracy theory because,alas, of course it did. It just wouldn't still be 2020 withouta new conspiracy theory.

This all goes to show that test-in-prod can begood for business. As long as you canavoid the sickest errors like this one that ourfriend Brian B. uncovered. He wrote"Our daily health screening provider was supposedto ask if you've had a COVID-19 vaccine. Yes/No/Postpone/Decline.This is what we got on the first day.I guess the entire SQA team is in quarantine."

So when you decide to run a test in production,don't be boring like these EBay sellers that bargain-hunterDavid found:

Instead, lean into it! Immanentize the conspiracies! Get your Marketing departmentand social media team involved!Tell them you want to do something viral and fabulous! Like this beret'dbeagle stuffed stormtrooper steed. Good Luck.

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