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Re:Ask HN: Why do message queue-based architectures seem les... by port19 on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @08:08AM (#40727492)
In defense of CDNs they're also pretty neat for cutting down latency, which benefits even the first customer.

Of course that only helps if you don't end up shoving dozens of MBs in Javascript/JSON over the wire.

Re:Ask HN: Why do message queue-based architectures seem les... by ElevenLathe on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @08:44AM (#40727752)
Putting your app behind a CDN also gives you some cheap defense against (most, casual) DDoS.
Re:Ask HN: Why do message queue-based architectures seem les... by peoplefromibiza on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @10:37AM (#40728727)
usually, but this app is not even exposed publicly to the internet