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Re:System design and the cost of architectural complexity by whstl on Thursday April 06, 2023 @05:06PM (#35474450)
"We need to build something that scales" to justify virtually every single source of complexity.
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Re:System design and the cost of architectural complexity by dahauns on Friday April 07, 2023 @09:21AM (#35481304)
Especially when then understanding of scaling only distinguishes between "unmaintainable monolith" and "full-blown web scale".
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