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29 July 2026 · 6 min read
The honest case against code freezes
The strongest argument I know against the product I build: what the deployment-frequency research implies, why the January thaw is the real risk, and where the case breaks anyway.
More is drafted and not published: the merge-queue race in detail, why you can’t schedule branch protection, and a Black Friday checklist for engineers rather than merchants. We would rather publish four good posts than twelve filler ones.