How we built it: incident.io Status Pages

The text describes how incident.io built its Status Pages product within three months, focusing on speed, reliability, and aesthetics. They defined a tight scope of non-negotiables for the status page, such as fast loading times, SEO optimization, traffic spike handling, and beautiful design. To achieve this quickly, they decided to build on top of platforms like Vercel, which offers Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) to balance caching and real-time updates. They also utilized NextJS for features like live reloading and minimizing latency by keeping related operations close together. The text concludes with a discussion of trade-offs and future plans for the product.