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Done means someone else can run it

Essay 03 · Shipping isn't deploying — it's handing off

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A build that only its author can operate isn't finished — it's stranded. Fabrika treats the handoff as part of the work: the last station on the line produces a tool, and the documentation that lets the next person run it cold.