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Ask Slashdot: Building a Web App Scalable To Hundreds of Thousand of Users?
AleX122 writes "I have an idea for a web app. Things I know: I am not the first person with a brilliant idea. Many others 'inventors' failed and it may happen to me, but without trying the outcome will always be failure. That said, the project will be huge if successful. However, I currently do not have money needed to hire developers. I have pretty solid experience in Java, GWT, HTML, Hibernate/Eclipselink, SQL/PLSQL/Oracle. The downside is project nature. All applications I've developed to date were hosted on single server or in small cluster (2 tomcats with fail-over). The application, if I succeed, will have to serve thousands of users simultaneously. The userbase will come from all over the world. (Consider infrastructure requirements similar to a social network.) My questions: What technologies should I use now to ensure easy scaling for a future traffic increase? I need distributed processing and data storage. I would like to stick to open standards, so Google App Engine or a similar proprietary cloud solution isn't acceptable. Since I do not have the resources to hire a team of developers and I will be the first coder, it would be nice if technology used is Java related. However, when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail, so I am open to technologies unrelated to Java."
teams are much better at solving problems than individuals
even this slashdot forum could be thought of as a sort of team, in that many people are coming together to address a problem
ok there is no leadership and its full of trolls, shills and idiots... maybe it's not really a team... more like a committee... ok so you're probably doomed
even this slashdot forum could be thought of as a sort of team, in that many people are coming together to address a problem
Good point. That's best argument against teams I've ever seen!
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Great advice. I see they helped you remain humble also
This. I have found it's best to avoid phrases like "why not shut the fuck up," "why not eat shit and die," and "why not stick your unsolicited advice up your ass." People do not react to these phrases as positive suggestions as intended, and they immediately go on the defensive. Instead, try sarcasm.
and vector graphics because they scale like a leprotic fish.
One company I work for (until I found a sweeter place elsewhere) got rid of their entire dev staff except for the top level designers. An offshore dev team gives guarenteed results, low bugs per line count, and actual contracts to say that. As an added bonus, the parking garage doesn't smell like BC bud anymore.
You might give them, or another offshore place a call. They may be able to get what needs done, with little QA, for pennies on the dollar than it costs to hire people locally.