Post AkIeVVeQs04Mu5fLfs by danluu@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AkIeVVeQs04Mu5fLfs by danluu@mastodon.social
       2024-07-25T06:58:48Z
       
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       What's up with execs complaining that people are using their website at objectively low rates?We previously discussed the CTO & CEO of Discourse ($21M raised) getting mad at 0.5 QPS, calling this "an attack", etc. : https://mastodon.social/@danluu/111064835112616061.Now, the CEO of iFixit (supposedly ~$50M/yr revenue) calls 11 QPS,  "abuse", saying "you're tying up our devops resources", implying it's reasonable for a $50M/yr regularly viral web property to need significant intervention if traffic increases by 11 QPS.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkIeVXlb0KzJSt267M by danluu@mastodon.social
       2024-07-25T07:13:51Z
       
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       I guess this is the flip side of those ads you see at the airport which say something like "We TWO MILLION transactions per day", as if it's inherently impressive that some random company can handle 20 QPS.BTW, I find the 2nd complaint the guy has at least potentially defensible (maybe the courts will decide if it's legally valid or not), but the most viral complaint is ONE MEEEELION hits a day. Which just isn't a lot.