I actually think this was a very good thing to have happen.
We have a lot of smart people around here and to read how all came together to offset a potentially devastating event provides a great deal of confidence.
Bugs are a matter of course in the programming world. Having them is not the problem, what is done once they are found is. It was reassuring to see the team get the chain going in a rather quick period of time. Down for a number of hours seems like a lot but think about how long Microsoft leaves bugs operating.
The fact that many, including myself, were lost without STEEM shows how committed we are as a community. This is something that might be unmatched in this arena at this point.