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> As much as this website could be very trafficked I have the feeling they are overcomplicating their infra, That is because they are and it seems that since t
by rvz 1y ago
> As much as this website could be very trafficked I have the feeling they are overcomplicating their infra,
That is because they are and it seems that since they're making billions and are already profitable, they're less likely to change / optimize anything.*
Netflix is stuck with many Java technologies with all their fundamental issues and limitations. Whenever they need to 'optimize' any bottlenecks, their solution somehow is to continue over-engineering their architecture over the most tiniest offerings (other than their flagship website).
There is little reason for any startup to copy this architectural monstrosity just for attention on their engineering blog post for little to no advantage whatsoever.
* Unless you are not profitable, costs of infra continues to increase or the quality of service is sluggish or it is urgent to do so.
- gf000 1y ago> There is little reason for any startup to copy this architectural monstrosity This is the only reasonable take in your rant, but the reasoning is off for even this. They have little reason, because they will never hit the scale Netflix operates at. In the very very odd chance they do, they will have ample money to care about it.
- rvz 1y agoWe've already seen a decade of cargo-culting around the micro-services hype which was popularized by Netflix and we don't need yet another over-engineered solution which given the results of this one, delivers little value or gains to solving the problem. But many startups will die trying it anyway.