Engineering ethos meme: from 'Move fast and break things' to 'rotate your keys'
letandrewcook · x · 2026-10-23
A widely shared quip on two decades of engineering culture: the 2000s mantra "Move fast and break things" has become "Move fast and rotate your keys" in 2026 — a nod to constant security incidents forcing developers to rotate API keys on a whim.
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