Comment by airstrike
6 days ago
Given how often a link that makes it to the front page struggles to serve the incoming traffic from HN, it's fair to say HN is quite efficient
6 days ago
Given how often a link that makes it to the front page struggles to serve the incoming traffic from HN, it's fair to say HN is quite efficient
I think [being unable to handle peak load] does not imply efficiency. Unless perhaps this is a joke that I’m misunderstanding?
Nonetheless, i suspect that HN probably is quite efficient, just based on what I know about dang. Even so, the parent claim was that it was popular and important, not that it was efficient