What Exactly Is 'Production Ready' In 2025?
The CTO Advisor, Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Nine years ago, I wrote about what 'production ready' really means. At the time, I used the analogy of a coffee cup: just because it holds 8 ounces of hot liquid without burning your hand doesn't mean it's ready for the realities of your commute.
That point still holds-but the world we're shipping software into has changed.
In 2016, the concern was whether the cup had a lid and a sleeve. In 2025, we need to ask if the cup is made from sustainable materials (governance), can be microwaved (resilience), and fits in the car's oddly shaped cupholder (integration). The metaphor maps directly to modern enterprise challenges.