Specs of Salons Subscription System

legLess writes "Scott Rosenburg, Salon's VP of operations, wrote an interesting article for Web Techniques about Salon's subscription system. It goes into a fair amount of technical detail (JavaBeans and JSP on Linux for login and authentication; Perl, HTML::Mason and MySQL (CD: and oracle) for content). He also talks about their subscription numbers, what drove them to do it, and their plans for the future (technical and operational). A little fluffy, but still a good read."

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Oh, yeah, MySQL works GREAT

[nosferatu-man]

Yeah, MySQL works great for slashdot. That's why it falls on it's ass all the time -- ever get a static page, even when you're logged in? Welcome to MySQL, here's your accordion.

Peace,
(jfb)

shut up

[paulm]

A little fluffy, but still a good read.

Why do slashdot editors feel that they have to throw in their 2 cents. I'm glad you posted the article, thanks for the summary, but I don't want to hear your lame ass opinion. Especially when it is something as non-specific as a little fluffy. It's like you are afraid that all the slashdotters will be talking amongst themselves and saying "what's up with that fucking fluffy article that was posted", so you are attempting to protect yourself against that eventuality by saying - hey this is fluffy.

Just post the fucking thing.

Thank you.

$6 and you still can't read it in the bathroom

[lophophore]

Except for you geeks with computers in the john. For $6 you could subscrive to a real magazine, for instance The New Yorker or The Atlantic that will give you plenty to talk about at cocktail parties. Later, you can leave these pretentious looking magazines on your coffee table to impress visitors...

I stopped reading Salon a year ago, they have too much of a liberal California bias to them (and that's saying something, since I learned about liberal politics in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts...)

I do not expect them to succeed with their subscription-based content when there is still so much free content on the web, as well as being better magazines in print for less money.

Re:I pay for Salon

[bnenning]

I swear to GOD there are about half a dozen conservatives who can spell, and maybe three or four of those who can construct gramatically correct sentences.

I'd say that speaks for itself. Additionally, most conservatives are able to communicate without using the f-word in every third sentence. Thank you for reaffirming my perception that a substantial majority of liberals are arrogant elitists.

Re:I pay for Salon

[revscat]

Additionally, most conservatives are able to communicate without using the f-word in every third sentence.

Yes, that naughty "f-word." My goodness, the baby Jesus might cry if we were to use the "f-word!" Geepers, Wally, did he use the "f-word"? Better run tell Dad!

As a counterexample to liberals being "arrogant elitists" I give you Exhibit A, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, an arrogant fuck if ever there were one. (Ooops! There's that "f-word" again! My oh my! Won't somebody please think of the children?) Not saying he's not a genius, not saying I don't repsect him. But he is arrogant, he is elitist, and he is oh so conservative. Read some books. And let's just totally ignore Rep. Dick Armey, cuz, well, that's like shooting fish in a barrel.

Oh, and by the way: Your post just serves to reaffirm my belief that conservatives are sanctimonious assholes who'd rather preach than think.

TTFN!

- Rev.