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Engineering
6 min read
Why the board should look like the deploy
A. Rivera
12 March 2026
If a card says done and production still runs last Tuesday’s build, the two systems do not share a clock.
If the board cannot point at the build, it is a mood board.
if (card.status === "done" && deploy.sha !== card.sha) {
throw new Error("board is ahead of production");
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<h1 class="af-text-fluid-h2">Why the board should look like the deploy</h1>
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<p class="af-lead">If a card says done and production still runs last Tuesday’s build, the two systems do not share a clock.</p>
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<p>If the board cannot point at the build, it is a mood board.</p>
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<code>if (card.status === "done" && deploy.sha !== card.sha) { throw new Error("board is ahead of production"); }</code>
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