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> Maybe the next Rails or Node can focus on making the cost of hosting infrastructure so inconsequential that sites don't have to make that choice. Isn't the m
by wolfgke 9y ago
> Maybe the next Rails or Node can focus on making the cost of hosting infrastructure so inconsequential that sites don't have to make that choice.
Isn't the much larger cost driver the salaries of the employees than the infrastructure cost (serious question!)?
- CryoLogic 9y agoDepends on what you are hosting. A text-based site like reddit is almost nothing to host. All of the data is stored as strings, and only references media hosted elsewhere. HQ Video and Audio files are still expensive to host. Not even just hosting, but bandwidth can be killer. Look at S3 bandwidth costs.
- wolfgke 9y agoCosts of bandwidth vary a lot worldwide: > https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-relative-cost-of-bandwidth-around-the-world/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/the-relative-cost-of-bandwidth-a... [2014] > https://blog.cloudflare.com/bandwidth-costs-around-the-world/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/bandwidth-costs-around-the-world... [2016]