Incidents on polyglot developer [mh]

Elevated Build Latency

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

Build time increased from 12 seconds to 47 seconds after adding SCSS compilation for three new component files. The deployment pipeline completed successfully but exceeded the informal 30-second threshold.

Impact

Zero users were affected. The site was never unavailable. The only observable effect was that the GitHub Actions job took longer to complete, which delayed the green checkmark on the commit by approximately 35 seconds.

Timeline

14:22 UTC — Commit pushed adding _components.scss partials for status page, encrypted content, and redacted text shortcode
14:23 UTC — Build started. Hugo compilation took 47 seconds (previous baseline: 12 seconds)
14:24 UTC — Build completed successfully. No errors
14:31 UTC — Author noticed the longer build time while checking the Actions tab
14:32 UTC — Root cause identified

Root Cause

Hugo’s SCSS pipeline recompiled all partials when new @import statements were added to main.scss. The extended build time was caused by Dart Sass processing three new files with nested selectors and media queries. This is normal behavior, not a bug.

CSS Failed to Load on Production

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

The production site served unstyled HTML for approximately 3 minutes after a deploy that changed the SCSS fingerprint hash. Browsers with cached CSS received a 404 for the old filename, and the new file was not yet available on the CDN edge.

Impact

Any visitor who loaded the site during the 3-minute window saw unstyled content. The HTML was fully functional — all links, navigation, and content worked correctly. The site looked like it was from 1996. Given the blog’s traffic volume, the number of affected users is estimated at zero, but cannot be proven.

Typo in Published Post Title

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Summary

A blog post was published with the title “Setting Up My First Homelba” instead of “Setting Up My First Homelab”. The typo was live for 1 hour and 12 minutes before being corrected.

Impact

The post content was correct. Navigation, links, and SEO metadata all reflected the typo. The Open Graph title shared on social media would have displayed “Homelba” to anyone who shared the URL during the window. No shares were recorded during this period.