Murphy's Laws About Technology
Technology gives Murphy's Law more places to hide. A failure can start in code, configuration, dependencies, hardware, networks, permissions, documentation, or the one setting nobody remembers changing.
Common technology patterns
- The environment that works locally is not the environment that deploys.
- The bug disappears while someone is watching.
- The migration succeeds until the rollback plan is needed.
Why this matters
Good technology systems assume failure. They make mistakes visible, reversible, and recoverable. Murphy's Law is not pessimism here; it is an operating principle.