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There's a myth around scaling [1]. Actually, it's almost like a cognitive bias. We assume that we can usually use the same structure as we scale. Because of thi
by michaelfeathers 9y ago
There's a myth around scaling [1]. Actually, it's almost like a cognitive bias. We assume that we can usually use the same structure as we scale. Because of this bias, we haven't thought enough about how to make bigger structural transitions normal.
The GP points at the transition between the quick & dirty architecture and the architecture that handles Google-scale, but those aren't the only good stable points for a system.
[1] https://michaelfeathers.silvrback.com/the-myth-of-scaling https://michaelfeathers.silvrback.com/the-myth-of-scaling