9 September is Tester's Day. Here is to everyone who breaks systems before users do - plus 20% off a new VPS with code TEST20 through 20 September.
On 9 September 1947 engineers pulled a moth out of a relay in the Harvard Mark II and taped it into the logbook: "First actual case of bug being found." That is why 9 September is Tester's Day.
Here is to the people who find the errors that, by every estimate, should not be there - who press every button, go off the happy path, pile on load, and try to break the system before a user does.
Thank you for the attention to detail, the patience, and the habit of checking one more time. Because of you releases ship quieter and services hold steadier.
To mark the day: 20% off any new VPS at Weasel.Cloud. Promo code TEST20, valid through 20 September.
May your bugs get caught on staging, not in prod, may servers run flat, and may the word "urgent" come up a lot less often.