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Sep 13, 2025 33 min

Web News: Does Downtime Matter?

from HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers Hosted by Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan

Uptime ideals vs reality in the AI era. A recent post from Theo (t3.gg) calling out sub-90% uptime on a major AI service reignites the question: how seriously should we treat downtime for non-critical apps? In this episode Matt and Mike dig into SLAs, the real cost of monitoring and rapid support, why “always-on” isn’t free, and whether 24/7 expectations turn developers into shift workers instead of on-call responders. Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/does-downtime-matter

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Matt and Mike unpack AI-era downtime: how much uptime is “enough” for non-critical apps, who pays for monitoring, and whether 24/7 expectations mean shift work.

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