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> Similarly, nobody expects "scale infinitely" to mean that, as in Universal Paperclips, that we'll be converting whole galaxies into Kestra clusters. I disagr
by RussianCow 5y ago
> Similarly, nobody expects "scale infinitely" to mean that, as in Universal Paperclips, that we'll be converting whole galaxies into Kestra clusters.
I disagree. I've worked with plenty of people that would probably take this statement at face value and assume you could scale to a completely arbitrary amount of load with no marginal effort.
Plus, there's a difference in context here: we're talking about a technical product. It doesn't hurt to be precise and technical in your description of it, does it? This is the most likely setting in which someone might interpret something literally.
- wpietri 5y agoAren't those the same people who would assume that of many technologies whether or not the word "infinite" was used? I do agree there's a difference in context, but for me it goes the other way. I'd expect pretty much anybody in a technical audience to know technical basics. For me that's a big part of the fun in writing on HN, in that it's not obligatory to dumb my points down just to coddle the clueless.
- nullrouten 5y agobut is it web scale? like mongodb? :)