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by wstuartcl 2556 days ago
I compare it to unwrapping a handfull of utility razors chucking them up in the air and saying "free razors!".

You CAN do hot upgrades, but many times the complexity of doing so far outweighs the benefits. For any non trivial app it makes updates/deploys to the app non trivial as well.