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A bug appears around container and process shape. What is the strongest first debugging move?
Multiple choiceHardchapter-18-curatedpremiumarchitecturecontainer-and-process-shape
FROM python:3.12-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY pyproject.toml .
COPY order_ops ./order_opsAnswer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Trace one concrete example, inspect the state transitions, and compare them to the intended rule before rewriting anything.
Why
That approach is reliable because it creates evidence. If deployment only works through tribal knowledge, the architecture is weaker than the code suggests.
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