Ask HN: Why do things almost everytime break when scaled?

1 pointsby anon115about 1 year ago

files, photos, user interfaces no longer become practical, hoarding i mean do you even really need any of it?

3 comments

Because there are break points where the tactics needed to handle the problem change.

Building a shed is a lot easier than building a 100 story skyscraper.

t312227about 1 year ago

idk, but imho. maybe because from a technical perspective "scaling things" is one of the most challenging tasks - after naming things ... at least in IT ;))<p>just my 0.02€