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Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

#11

Post by jnorthrop »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. The site is free, and free from ads. They owe you nothing and they are free to maintain this resource as they see fit. You have no business calling it a "disgrace."

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

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Post by gjm11 »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

I'm sure the team that runs HN will happily refund your subscription fee in full.

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

#13

Post by nodata »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

Yep, the downtime is hypocritical.

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

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Post by joefarish »

TheLoneWolfling wrote: post #9
akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

Not to mention the dreaded "Unknown or expired link" message.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7651301

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

#15

Post by madaxe_again »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

It's a forum. We come back. They don't lose revenue when it's down. Why would they do anything any differently? HA when it makes sense, sure, but were I running the HN stack, I'd tolerate 1% of downtime happily. On our eCommerce platform, 0.01% downtime is an unmitigated nightmare, however - because it generates revenue.

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

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Post by TomGullen »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

I think it's hilarious how angry people get when a website goes offline for an hour or two! The bane of any experienced webmaster is suffering this sort of criticism.

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

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Post by antirez »

jnorthrop wrote: post #11
akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. The site is free, and free from ads. They owe you nothing and they are free to maintain this resource as they see fit. You have no business calling it a "disgrace."

I agree with the content of your message, but:

> free from ads

It is not, to insert news to hire hackers for YCombinator startups is an incredibly useful thing who run this site is getting back, and it is a form of advertising.

Re: Ask HN: Downtime. What was changed?

#19

Post by ohwp »

akie wrote: post #8

I really think it's a disgrace that HN is down for hours just to do some (probably important) back-end work. Here we are, talking about scalability, high-availability, what have you - and the medium we're using to host those discussions is built on 90s web technology and operated as one. I understand that Hacker News is probably run by a small crew, but I think it's a disgrace anyway. If you guys need money to make t…

I think this shows that scalability and high-availability can be overrated. HN is back online and so are the users. No harm done.
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