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Even though parent is true, don't get the picture that it's just PHP/MySQL. I've seen and written Lua code on top of Openresty for a custom CDN authorization la

Even though parent is true, don't get the picture that it's just PHP/MySQL. I've seen and written Lua code on top of Openresty for a custom CDN authorization layer fe. Also Node is getting more and more common. The problem with Go and the like is that you shoot yourself in the foot regarding recruiting. An exotic tech stack really narrows the already small pool of people willing to work for an adult company.

pdimitar 8y ago
I understand that the adult companies' hiring pool is even smaller and I recognize it as a legitimate business problem to worry about. But aren't these companies of the kind that like to nurture employees as a result? Namely good social programs, maybe some free food, some advertise good parties (wtf?) or maybe none of these -- just a promise for job stability and having a friendly and outgoing team and a "family"-like environment overall. Regarding parties: I watched a video years ago when 2 of an adult site's programmers went to a company party and they were very pampered, including voluntary flirting and sex by some of the porn stars (that was a bit weird but also kind of hot). While as a very happily taken man I don't care about such activities in company parties one bit, this is one of the examples of a smaller community that has tighter bonds and (overly) friendly atmosphere. I mean, not everybody is obsessed by growth and being able to replace humans as nuts and bolts in a machine, after all.
- stickfigure 8y ago
  You might appreciate the Quora answer I wrote about life at Kink.com: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-on-the-development-team-for-a-porn-site/answer/Jeff-Schnitzer https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-on-the-develop...
  - pdimitar 8y ago
    Thank you, it was an interesting read. Guess it really depends on the company then...
  - samsonradu 8y ago
    Thanks for the link. Is it possible to contact you via mail to ask a few questions? Thanks again.
    - pdimitar 8y ago
      Ditto. I'm still curious about other things related to employment at such places.

pdimitar 8y ago

I understand that the adult companies' hiring pool is even smaller and I recognize it as a legitimate business problem to worry about. But aren't these companies of the kind that like to nurture employees as a result? Namely good social programs, maybe some free food, some advertise good parties (wtf?) or maybe none of these -- just a promise for job stability and having a friendly and outgoing team and a "family"-like environment overall. Regarding parties: I watched a video years ago when 2 of an adult site's programmers went to a company party and they were very pampered, including voluntary flirting and sex by some of the porn stars (that was a bit weird but also kind of hot). While as a very happily taken man I don't care about such activities in company parties one bit, this is one of the examples of a smaller community that has tighter bonds and (overly) friendly atmosphere. I mean, not everybody is obsessed by growth and being able to replace humans as nuts and bolts in a machine, after all.

stickfigure 8y ago
You might appreciate the Quora answer I wrote about life at Kink.com: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-on-the-development-team-for-a-porn-site/answer/Jeff-Schnitzer https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-on-the-develop...
- pdimitar 8y ago
  Thank you, it was an interesting read. Guess it really depends on the company then...
- samsonradu 8y ago
  Thanks for the link. Is it possible to contact you via mail to ask a few questions? Thanks again.
  - pdimitar 8y ago
    Ditto. I'm still curious about other things related to employment at such places.