Node.js reported a documentation outage on October 7 and restored the latest HTML docs with v26.11.1 on October 8. Its status report says the affected v26.11.0 HTML documentation remains unavailable, while Markdown and JSON formats are accessible.
A software package and the instructions for using it travel through different paths. A successful build can leave one of those paths broken.
For a small product, add a buyer journey to the release checks. Download the exact archive customers receive. Extract it into a new directory. Open the start page, follow the first exercise and try one export. Follow the help links from that same copy.
Avoid checking only your source folder. A missing asset, an absolute path or a guide excluded during packaging can disappear from view when your development environment supplies the missing piece.
Record the filename and version alongside your evidence. When you rebuild the ZIP, redo the checks that depend on its contents. A passing result for yesterday's archive does not prove today's package works.
The practical lesson is small: include delivery and documentation in your definition of a release. Users need both to complete their first task.
Disclosure: This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed against the linked sources and implementation. Examples explicitly marked fictional are illustrative.
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