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Many developers run business dependent on platforms. It's nice to have a place for discussion to see if it's a localized instance or a widespread issue.
by publicfig 11y ago
Many developers run business dependent on platforms. It's nice to have a place for discussion to see if it's a localized instance or a widespread issue.
- caio1982 11y agohttp://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com http://is-it-down.com/facebook.com http://is-it-down.com/facebook.com Et al :-)
- po1nter 11y agoEven better: https://developers.facebook.com/status/ https://developers.facebook.com/status/
- publicfig 11y agoHave you tried going to that link? It's down as well. edit: Seems to be jumping between in and out. It's a bad sign when your status page is tied to your actual site unless this is for traffic related reasons.
- publicfig 11y agoI understand and agree that those are great options, but it's also nice to be able to discuss a downtime, especially if it's a particularly long one, at least for me. Plus, with how many articles I'm not interested in that would make it to the front page, just having one that's removed when a major service is back online doesn't seem too inhibiting to me.
- kelseydh 11y agoI go to Hacker News during major downtimes because it's the most likely place I can visit to find a real technical explanation for why a site is encountering problems. This site is so closely connected to Silicon Valley, it's not uncommon for "inside story" information to get posted here that's not posted in the media. Discussing downtime events also holds practical value. If we are affected by the outage, having a news entry about downtime on hacker news allows us to share to one another useful information regarding how to respond to it.
- emocin 11y agoThat's a good point, I hadn't thought of that.
- cmooki 11y agoFair point