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by sagichmal 2425 days ago
> For me, currently, "canary" means a set of basic automated integration tests that are continually running in production with alarms that feed into a master aggregate "switch".

I've never heard of this practice described as a canary before (shrug)

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Yeah, I concede the common lingo within the company (or team even) may not align with either proper definitions or mainstream usage.