Comments on: Blaine Cook leaves Twitter, takes the service with him http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Pivotal Labs to help rebuild Twitter following persistent downtime issues » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-816730 Pivotal Labs to help rebuild Twitter following persistent downtime issues » VentureBeat Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:35:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-816730 [...] as it has continued to grow (not unlike ourselves, as our readers may have noticed earlier today). Its chief software architect recently left and the company has been looking at options for rebuilding the [...] [...] as it has continued to grow (not unlike ourselves, as our readers may have noticed earlier today). Its chief software architect recently left and the company has been looking at options for rebuilding the [...]

]]> By: Pivotal Labs to help rebuild Twitter following persistent downtime issues » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-816731 Pivotal Labs to help rebuild Twitter following persistent downtime issues » VentureBeat Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:35:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-816731 [...] as it has continued to grow (not unlike ourselves, as our readers may have noticed earlier today). Its chief software architect recently left and the company has been looking at options for rebuilding the [...] [...] as it has continued to grow (not unlike ourselves, as our readers may have noticed earlier today). Its chief software architect recently left and the company has been looking at options for rebuilding the [...]

]]> By: Why Rails really can scale « Drew Blas - The life and code of a passionate developer http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-814779 Why Rails really can scale « Drew Blas - The life and code of a passionate developer Mon, 26 May 2008 19:57:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-814779 [...] issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine Cook’s recent departure from Twitter (and Twitter’s many other recent issues). I feel it’s time to throw my two [...] [...] issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine Cook’s recent departure from Twitter (and Twitter’s many other recent issues). I feel it’s time to throw my two [...]

]]> By: Why Rails really can scale « Drew Blas - The life and code of a passionate developer http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-814761 Why Rails really can scale « Drew Blas - The life and code of a passionate developer Mon, 26 May 2008 15:31:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-814761 [...] issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine Cook’s recent departure from Twitter (and Twitter�s many other recent issues). I feel it’s time to throw my two [...] [...] issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine Cook’s recent departure from Twitter (and Twitter�s many other recent issues). I feel it’s time to throw my two [...]

]]> By: Drew Blas - Ruby on Rails and the life of a passionate developer http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-814694 Drew Blas - Ruby on Rails and the life of a passionate developer Sun, 25 May 2008 14:48:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-814694 <strong>Why Rails really can scale...</strong> There have been a number of posts throughout the community recently talking about scaling Rails. Of course this has been an endlessly debated issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine... Why Rails really can scale…

There have been a number of posts throughout the community recently talking about scaling Rails. Of course this has been an endlessly debated issue for years now, but it is coming back to the forefront thanks to news like Blaine…

]]> By: Obligatory post about Twitter being down yet again » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-813241 Obligatory post about Twitter being down yet again » VentureBeat Thu, 15 May 2008 00:13:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-813241 [...] can I do? Help me help you. I repeat, help me, help you. Do you need more servers? Can you not find anyone to help scale the service? Do you maybe need more funding? We know some people in that [...] [...] can I do? Help me help you. I repeat, help me, help you. Do you need more servers? Can you not find anyone to help scale the service? Do you maybe need more funding? We know some people in that [...]

]]> By: Twitter to jump off Ruby on Rails? » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-808131 Twitter to jump off Ruby on Rails? » VentureBeat Thu, 01 May 2008 22:09:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-808131 [...] problem with downtime has lessened, but it experienced a caching problem a week ago that made the service virtually useless for an entire weekend. The company may have decided that if it wants to continue growing — without risking further [...] [...] problem with downtime has lessened, but it experienced a caching problem a week ago that made the service virtually useless for an entire weekend. The company may have decided that if it wants to continue growing — without risking further [...]

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-806135 Edward Vielmetti Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:06:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-806135 you guys have a short memory, don't you? yes you do. blogger was similarly unreliable back in the day. it was awesome, and it sucked sometimes, but we loved it. (and it got a lot more reliable when it was swallowed up by the goog, but then you started to notice some of its limits). systems that are up 99.999% of the time are quite simply boring. they disappear into the infrastructure, and there are no infrastructure heroes. twitter is no where near the boring stage, and so it should be expected to have some downtime, just so that people who are content with a 4 8s of reliability instead of 5 9s can do creative and fascinating things just to see if they can't do it. you guys have a short memory, don’t you? yes you do.

blogger was similarly unreliable back in the day. it was awesome, and it sucked sometimes, but we loved it. (and it got a lot more reliable when it was swallowed up by the goog, but then you started to notice some of its limits).

systems that are up 99.999% of the time are quite simply boring. they disappear into the infrastructure, and there are no infrastructure heroes. twitter is no where near the boring stage, and so it should be expected to have some downtime, just so that people who are content with a 4 8s of reliability instead of 5 9s can do creative and fascinating things just to see if they can’t do it.

]]> By: Roundup: More earnings reports, accelerating emissions, Russian censorship and more » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-805907 Roundup: More earnings reports, accelerating emissions, Russian censorship and more » VentureBeat Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:16:25 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-805907 [...] and operations added to the Twitter team back in January, has left the company. That follows the departure of chief architect Blaine Cook, for reasons still not entirely clear. Twitter has come under a lot of criticism this past year for [...] [...] and operations added to the Twitter team back in January, has left the company. That follows the departure of chief architect Blaine Cook, for reasons still not entirely clear. Twitter has come under a lot of criticism this past year for [...]

]]> By: Mark Evans http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-805613 Mark Evans Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:14:39 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-805613 The high expectations that people have about a free service is fascinating. The same goes for Skype and GMail. When you pay nothing for something, how much can you really complain? If the Twitterati want five 9s service, they should ask Twitter to roll out a premium service that comes with a monthly fee. Mark The high expectations that people have about a free service is fascinating. The same goes for Skype and GMail. When you pay nothing for something, how much can you really complain?

If the Twitterati want five 9s service, they should ask Twitter to roll out a premium service that comes with a monthly fee.

Mark

]]> By: Curt Monash http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-805605 Curt Monash Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:46:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-805605 Be prepared for several bumpy re-architectures, if Twitter grows. Because in that case the functionality has to change a lot, putting even more stress on scalability. http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/09/scalable-twitter/ and related posts explain why. Be prepared for several bumpy re-architectures, if Twitter grows. Because in that case the functionality has to change a lot, putting even more stress on scalability.

http://www.texttechnologies.com/2008/02/09/scalable-twitter/ and related posts explain why.

]]> By: Albert http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/04/23/blaine-cook-leaves-twitter-takes-the-service-with-him/comment-page-1/#comment-805598 Albert Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=91396#comment-805598 I am a twitter fan myself and use it consistently. I have also noticed the downtimes that it has experienced, but otherwise it's pretty reliable. I'm currently at the Web 2.0 Expo and a bunch of people here are twittering. It seems to be growing pretty steadily - not as viral as I thought it would be. I completely agree that it is a powerful tool during crises. I'll twitter an update soon. Good post MG, -Al I am a twitter fan myself and use it consistently. I have also noticed the downtimes that it has experienced, but otherwise it’s pretty reliable. I’m currently at the Web 2.0 Expo and a bunch of people here are twittering.

It seems to be growing pretty steadily – not as viral as I thought it would be. I completely agree that it is a powerful tool during crises. I’ll twitter an update soon. Good post MG,

-Al

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