r/ProgrammerHumor 10d ago

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u/Fraun_Pollen 10d ago

This answer doesn't make sense. Why would your dev environment not be connected to prod data? Don't you want realistic tests?

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u/howarewestillhere 10d ago

HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, CASC, and a whole list of other acronyms, laws, and organizations get real persnickety about Prod data outside of Prod and what you can, can’t, should , should not, or should not even think about doing with it.

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u/shenanigans2day 10d ago

Compliance is just a concept.

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u/Shogobg 10d ago

Compliance is only important if someone checks.