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Bad architecture or poor design crosses languages. It's entirely possible and done every single day, to emit a broken system using even the most optimal code.
by jnoller 16y ago
Bad architecture or poor design crosses languages. It's entirely possible and done every single day, to emit a broken system using even the most optimal code.
That said; this looks, sounds and smells like database scaling issue more than anything. It is interesting to ponder the long-term costs of running a site like this on EC2 versus your own maintained server farm.
- vinhboy 16y agoI am not familiar with the cost of running a high profile website, is the price tag for Reddit considered a lot, or little?
- axod 16y agoA very lot.
- steveklabnik 16y agoAt least a few months ago, here's Reddit's architecture: http://blog.reddit.com/2010/03/and-fun-weekend-was-had-by-all.html http://blog.reddit.com/2010/03/and-fun-weekend-was-had-by-al...