ship it means A call to release code to production. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
A call to release code to production. Prioritizes getting in front of users over chasing perfection. "Ship it" is the engineering equivalent of ripping off a band-aid — enabled by feature flags, gradual rollouts, and a willingness to fix forward rather than delay.
"Tests pass, staging looks good, ship it."
“Sucks when I order a book and they wait like a week to even ship it. I’m usually going to be ready to start it within a few days after I ordered it”
ship it means A call to release code to production. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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I'll pack you up a mystery nerd box worth approximately $60 retail and ship it to your door (provided that you live in the US) for $33. If interested, please message me! 🙂
“order today and i’ll ship it this week before I go on vacation for the first time in like 5 years 🫡”
“I'll pack you up a mystery nerd box worth approximately $60 retail and ship it to your door (provided that you live in the US) for $33. If interested, please message me! 🙂”
“Oschon and Asahi sas Brutus? I ship it.”
“Whether to buy a 4x4 and ship it to South Africa, get it overland equipped there or do it in the uk and drive to south africa”
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