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Absolutely agree. And let me add: * 99.99% of modern software startups could be built, maintained, and scaled in production by a single dedicated programmer an
by _xnmw 4y ago
Absolutely agree. And let me add:
* 99.99% of modern software startups could be built, maintained, and scaled in production by a single dedicated programmer and served on a single machine. Yes, even with tens of millions of users.
* Most tech companies hire for the prestige and to not feel lonely, not because they need to hire. (And to have pretty young interns walking around the office).
* YCombinator has deviated far from the original vision of Paul Graham and his essays. Nowadays all of the startups coming out of YC batches are just trash, and the YC panel has suffered "death by committee", i.e. bland risk-averse pop conformism riding the trends with no deep understanding of anything.
- penjelly 4y ago> served on a single machine. Yes, even with tens of millions of users i don't understand how this would work
- _xnmw 4y agoThere used to be FTP services in the 90s that served millions of users from a single machine. (Sorry can't find the reference right now). Even production Twitter in 2023 is estimated to be able to fit on a very beefy machine: https://thume.ca/2023/01/02/one-machine-twitter/ https://thume.ca/2023/01/02/one-machine-twitter/ Of course we would use a CDN in 2023, which is cheating, but from a business point of view it is juse one machine you manage.