Rewind VM: a flaky build you only catch once

· · Oct. 4, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
Summary
The post discusses the challenges of flaky builds in continuous integration (CI), particularly when using Nix. It raises the question of whether a test failure that cannot be reproduced truly counts as a failure. The author explores the behaviors of builds and runs, highlighting issues with race conditions in tests that can lead to inconsistent results between local environments and CI.