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Re:Optimizing Your Web App 100x Is Like Adding 99 Servers by jimnotgym on Saturday November 21, 2020 @07:06AM (#25169245)
That doesn't fit in my accountant's brain at all. $20k one off cost vs $5k recurring cost could mean anything if you omit the time period! $5k a year depends on your cost of capital, $5k per month is a no brainer
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Re:Optimizing Your Web App 100x Is Like Adding 99 Servers by cj on Saturday November 21, 2020 @07:55AM (#25169441)
The way I read the comment is $20k cost for a dev to optimize vs. $5k / yr cost in server, making it 4 years until you break even.
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Re:Optimizing Your Web App 100x Is Like Adding 99 Servers by jimnotgym on Saturday November 21, 2020 @09:22AM (#25169868)
It is still not clear if that is a good or a bad thing. It depends on your circumstances
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