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Yeah my contention was that they're great for certain phases but once you start reaching scaling problems the JVM might be the better solution.
by mattdeboard 15y ago
Yeah my contention was that they're great for certain phases but once you start reaching scaling problems the JVM might be the better solution.
- cdavid 15y agoAlso, twitter is at a point where they can afford the best programmers, and where hardware efficiency becomes a big issue. In my experience, a lot of web-based small companies are more limited by skill, development practice than language and hardware usage. Only once you solved the former can you focus on the latter.