Heroku makes hosting simple, but most developers overlook its advanced capabilities. After years of running apps on the platform, I’ve found several underrated features that speed up your workflow and make your apps more reliable. Here are seven you shouldn’t miss. 1. Preboot Preboot spins up new dynos and starts routing traffic to them before the old ones are terminated. The result is seamless, zero-downtime deployments. The tricky part is knowing when the cutover is complete, since the ...| Johnny Metz
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