It’s Saint Isidore’s today – Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of computers, internet and students. I found out through the weekly newsletter from a very well-documented french history site, Hérodote, which i recommend if you’re into that sort of thing.
My grandmother used to offer eggs to Saint Claire to have nice weather, and to pray to Saint Anthony to find lost objects.
So if your build fails, or your server goes down, maybe you should try praying to Saint Isidore of Sevilla (or offering him your mocha latte).
After all, as systems get more and more complicated, and every action has unexpected side-effects, we can use all the help we can get.