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> It is in the end, simply a client app that sends data to other client apps That's not the case. Consider the "one tick" messages - they must be on a server s
by namdnay 5y ago
> It is in the end, simply a client app that sends data to other client apps
That's not the case. Consider the "one tick" messages - they must be on a server somewhere. One tick means they've left your phone but aren't yet on (all) the recipients' phones
- Drew_ 5y agoServers proxy the message yes but once all recipients (maybe a dozen clients in the worst cases) receive the message, the server can drop the data once and for all. No need to optimize for harder problems like search, caching, or recommender systems.