What I built, what broke, and the evidence that changed the next decision.
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Decision: routine workloads will not consume the space needed to preserve, copy, and compare a failed state. Capacity planning will include a diagnostic maneuver, not just normal demand and restart overhead.
Replacing a scheduled path is deceptively simple. The old job runs on a clock, the new worker reacts to a richer trigger, and both appear to perform the same task. It’s tempting to disable the old entry, enable the new one, and call the migration complete when the first run succeeds.
Decision: I’m going to let hobbies justify themselves by curiosity and learning. I’m going to judge responsibilities by whether I can make their total cost legible and accept the tradeoffs that cost creates.