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Re:Ask HN: On scalability and memory footprint by alecco on Saturday October 11, 2008 @09:44AM (#329688)
Only consider that quote if you've been through all or most of Knuth's TAOCP.

Good design lets your site stay lean and mean.

Re:Ask HN: On scalability and memory footprint by ericb on Saturday October 11, 2008 @11:00AM (#329735)
While going through TAOCP is good advice, I think the quote stands on its own.