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Instagram has one billion monthly users generating $7 billion a year. There are almost zero products on earth as successful.
by sjtindell 4y ago
Instagram has one billion monthly users generating $7 billion a year. There are almost zero products on earth as successful.
- slt2021 4y agoJust compare Instagram written in Python to Google Wave, Google+ or any other Google's social media, written in C++/Java :))))
- xboxnolifes 4y agoThe point is that it's still one project. You need to count the failures as well to rule out survivorship bias.
- jeremycarter 4y agoAnd you can put 7 billion of effort into tweaking your python application performance?
- arinlen 4y ago> Instagram has one billion monthly users generating $7 billion a year. Doesn't Instagram serve mostly static content that's put together in an appealing way by mobile apps? I'd figure Instagram's CDN has far more impact than whatever Python code it's running somewhere in it's entrails. Cargo cult approaches to tech stacks don't define quality.