4 ms·

> HN is hosted on M5 Computer Security Do we know if it is just like, one tall MySQL instance and a few RubyOnRails API instances? Not sure what would be used

> HN is hosted on M5 Computer Security Do we know if it is just like, one tall MySQL instance and a few RubyOnRails API instances? Not sure what would be used for "caching" as well. > The load issues usually happen when a few popular threads have a really high comment count and dang usually has to enable pagination or other things to compensate. Why not auto-turn it on at like 500 comments or so?

LinuxBender 3y ago
Do we know if it is just like, one tall MySQL instance and a few RubyOnRails API instances? Two servers, one active and one standby. Both running Arc on BSD. No MySQL or Ruby. Why not auto-turn it on at like 500 comments or so? Best to ask dang directly on that one hn@ycombinator.com as I have never seen the code and responsible adults don't let me near their code.
- nprateem 3y ago
  It always surprises me that a VC that has backed multiple tech unicorns can't run a scalable web site.
  - fathyb 3y ago
    I always felt like scalability and growth aren't goals here, which is something I like to be honest.
    - nprateem 3y ago
      This must be a major funnel for them. The fact they can't even run a robust text-only website ought to be an embarrassment, but here we are. Every time there's a major tech story the site grinds to a halt until one guy jumps onto a server and ninjas it or whatever. Unprofessional to say the least.
      - NicoJuicy 3y ago
        It's actually pretty impressive that they are running this from one server in their own programming language
        nprateem 3y ago
        Sure. Maybe they do the same as VCs. Use limited crappy resources in their own non-standard way to cripple growth.
        deleted 3y ago
        [deleted]
        NicoJuicy 3y ago
        What kind of reaction is that?
  - Macha 3y ago
    It's not like they can go grab employees from one of their funded companies to go work on HN, and they've clearly been happy with the results of their level of engineering investment in HN. (Besides, as Reddit is showing, do you want your discussion site run like a tech unicorn? Arguably things were better for users in the skeleton crew days)
  - dotnet00 3y ago
    Considering all the trash that comes with heading in that direction (as has been repeatedly demonstrated by social media which has started off similarly to HN, only to turn around and shit on the people that helped them get going), I'm perfectly fine with a site that slows down a bit in special circumstances.
anamexis 3y ago
HN is written in Arc, an experimental lisp dialect created by Paul Graham. I believe it runs on a single instance? Not sure though. I believe pagination does turn on automatically at 500 comments.

LinuxBender 3y ago

Do we know if it is just like, one tall MySQL instance and a few RubyOnRails API instances? Two servers, one active and one standby. Both running Arc on BSD. No MySQL or Ruby. Why not auto-turn it on at like 500 comments or so? Best to ask dang directly on that one hn@ycombinator.com as I have never seen the code and responsible adults don't let me near their code.

nprateem 3y ago
It always surprises me that a VC that has backed multiple tech unicorns can't run a scalable web site.
- fathyb 3y ago
  I always felt like scalability and growth aren't goals here, which is something I like to be honest.
  - nprateem 3y ago
    This must be a major funnel for them. The fact they can't even run a robust text-only website ought to be an embarrassment, but here we are. Every time there's a major tech story the site grinds to a halt until one guy jumps onto a server and ninjas it or whatever. Unprofessional to say the least.
    - NicoJuicy 3y ago
      It's actually pretty impressive that they are running this from one server in their own programming language
      - nprateem 3y ago
        Sure. Maybe they do the same as VCs. Use limited crappy resources in their own non-standard way to cripple growth.
        deleted 3y ago
        [deleted]
        NicoJuicy 3y ago
        What kind of reaction is that?
- Macha 3y ago
  It's not like they can go grab employees from one of their funded companies to go work on HN, and they've clearly been happy with the results of their level of engineering investment in HN. (Besides, as Reddit is showing, do you want your discussion site run like a tech unicorn? Arguably things were better for users in the skeleton crew days)
- dotnet00 3y ago
  Considering all the trash that comes with heading in that direction (as has been repeatedly demonstrated by social media which has started off similarly to HN, only to turn around and shit on the people that helped them get going), I'm perfectly fine with a site that slows down a bit in special circumstances.

anamexis 3y ago

HN is written in Arc, an experimental lisp dialect created by Paul Graham. I believe it runs on a single instance? Not sure though. I believe pagination does turn on automatically at 500 comments.