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It always surprises me that a VC that has backed multiple tech unicorns can't run a scalable web site.
by 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 agoI always felt like scalability and growth aren't goals here, which is something I like to be honest.
- nprateem 3y agoThis 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 agoIt's actually pretty impressive that they are running this from one server in their own programming language
- Macha 3y agoIt'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 agoConsidering 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.