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I'm kind of disappointed by the cynical tone that has been increasing on HN over the past year or so. This is a straightforward blog post that is transparent ab
by Todd 11y ago
I'm kind of disappointed by the cynical tone that has been increasing on HN over the past year or so. This is a straightforward blog post that is transparent about a wide range of technologies used in several areas (not just the user-facing portion). I found it informative. For example, it validates some of my concerns about scaling using PostgreSQL. They're using a single write server in a top 2000 site (according to Alexa).
- rjbrock 11y agoYeah as am I. These cynical comments can be completely replaced by a downvote if they honestly don't think that this is interesting or appropriate. On a separate note, it was great to hear that PostGIS (which is amazing btw) scaled well and can be used on a site with this much traffic!