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5.9Key Takeaways
- Migrations are high-risk operations — always test on a production schema copy
- Test the full lifecycle: apply, verify, rollback, verify again
- Verify data preservation: known data before migration must exist after
- NOT NULL columns need defaults — test with existing data
- Performance testing prevents long table locks in production
- Automate migration testing in CI to catch issues before deployment