So, say you have 500 machines serving something. This rewrite allows you to bring it down to 100. This code change saves you 400 instances x 24 hrs x 365 x aw

So, say you have 500 machines serving something. This rewrite allows you to bring it down to 100. This code change saves you 400 instances x 24 hrs x 365 x aws cost per hour. And the next year, and the year after that, and maybe the one after that too. Throwing more metal at the problem is the favored solution when the issue is transient, the company doesn’t scale, or the company is shitty.