Apr 01, 2026 10:00:00

'Deploy Tarot' - Use tarot cards to predict today's deployment.

Alex Lembisch, an engineer living in the Czech Republic, has launched a website called ' Deploy Tarot ' that uses tarot cards to predict whether various events in software development will go well.

The Cards Await — Deploy Tarot

https://deploytarot.com/setup

This is what it looks like when you access Deploy Tarot. There are two types of tarot readings: 'Quick Read,' which uses three Major Arcana cards for interpretation, and 'Full Spread,' which uses six cards (Major and Minor Arcana). This time, we'll click 'Quick Read.'

Deploy Tarot first requires you to select the task you want to perform. Tasks include A/B testing, API releases, and deployments. This time, we'll click 'A/B TEST'.

Next, you choose your role. This time, I'll choose 'CEO'. Once you've selected your task and role, a button called 'DRAW THE CARDS' will appear, so click it.

An animation of shuffling and drawing cards was played.

The cards drawn are as follows. There are three patterns: 'FOUNDATION,' 'THE CROSSING,' and 'THE OUTCOME,' each displaying a Major Arcana card in either an upright or reversed position. In this case, the Hermit was displayed upright in 'FOUNDATION,' the Lovers in reversed in 'THE CROSSING,' and the Strength in reversed in 'THE OUTCOME.'

Below each Arcana card, the interpretation of that card is displayed.

Here's the interpretation for this time. The fortune-telling text is displayed entirely in English, but you can switch to Japanese using your browser's translation function.

FOUNDATION: The Hermit (Upright)
The Cards sensed that the CEO was personally overseeing this deployment. They were choosing their words more carefully than usual. At the heart of this stripped-down approach, stripped of plans, PRs, and sprint commitments, was a solitary night shift. At 11 p.m., you face the terminal, grappling with logs, your own time to deepen your conviction that you understand this system better than anyone else. Tonight, hermit solitude is productive. When Slack is thankfully silent and no one is asking about progress, quiet focus gets the job done.

• THE CROSSING: The Lovers (reversed)
Today, the force that opposes or supports you is code review. Does a code review mechanically approve with a casual LGTM (Looks Good To Me), or does it escalate into a philosophical war over tabs or spaces? Did someone approve it without testing it, or has a pull request been left untouched for three weeks, causing the branch to diverge too far from the main and effectively become a fork?

・THE OUTCOME: Strength Reversed
After the commotion subsides, the debugger awaits. It's fatigue disguised as patience. You've stared at it for too long and lost the ability to see clearly. The reversed debugger means that you've spent four hours debugging printf, missing a single line of correction that would have been obvious 20 minutes ago. Take a break. Refresh yourself and come back.

Below the interpretation of each card, a summary of the fortune-telling results is displayed. This time, it said, 'Mission cancelled. The reading is clear and harsh. There are unverified prerequisites and the system is not ready. And this change contains at least one element that will surprise you in the production environment. It is by no means a pleasant surprise. Put the deployment back on the shelf. This is not a sign of cowardice, but a decision made as an engineer.' It seems the fortune-telling results were not very good.

Drawing six cards in a 'Full Spread' will give you a more detailed reading, so if you want a more in-depth reading, it's recommended to draw in a 'Full Spread.'

Furthermore, developer Rembish is also considering turning the cards displayed in Deploy Tarot into an actual physical deck.