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This sounds like one of those developer estimates that takes 10x longer than stated.

• always_good 9y ago
  "Netflix is over-engineered, it's just videos lol" Classic HN hubris. For example, Netflix dynamically adjusts video quality on demand. Pretty easy feature. The top HN comment will explain how they would implement that in five minutes -- hypothetically, of course!
  • orf 9y ago
    "Responsible 20% of the entire us internet traffic? Solved problem mate, i could do it on a single machine with mongodb. Overengineered!"
    • rhizome 9y ago
      Just think how much more they could do if they stopped using MySQL. /s
    • user5994461 9y ago
      Forget about the joke for a minute and let's be realistic. It is entirely possible and reasonable to prototype a streaming service serving 20% of the us traffic with a single machine and mongodb. Well, a single machine, mongodb AND akamai.
      • orf 9y ago
        Well of course, mongodb is web scale don't ya know
        • user5994461 9y ago
          MongoDB is shit. No need to use it. What's important is really the distribution and caching layer, and Akamai has been offering that for a very long time for all the big internet companies.
      • paulddraper 9y ago
        Prove it.
• therealdrag0 9y ago
  Anyone up for the "make Netflix in a weekend challenge"?
  • rhizome 9y ago
    Rails + Devise + Paperclip + JWPlayer = who's got Bob Iger's phone number?