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I mean, no one in their right mind REALLY believed that Facebook needs all that server farms, right? :)
by kowdermeister 10y ago
I mean, no one in their right mind REALLY believed that Facebook needs all that server farms, right? :)
- 72deluxe 10y agoThey did when they ran PHP. Now they compile their PHP to C++ so it'll run faster and with less CPU and cooling requirements. Also, writing PHP is easier than C++ so it's beneficial in that they get a wider pool of developers to use, and they can pay less. Genius really. So, now their server farms must be a cover-up, or they're using an old version of MySQL that kept a lot of its clustering data in RAM and are afraid it'll bomb out :-)
- seattle_spring 10y agoSo they can pay less? Do you have any idea how much FB pays?
- 72deluxe 10y agoNo but I know that PHP developers get paid less than C++, typically. That's particularly the case here in the UK. I would wager than employing an army of C++ devs would be costlier than employing an army of PHP devs.