FAQ on the Architecture and Operation of VKontakte

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Overview of VKontakte’s backend architecture and operational practices: how servers interact, where and why they still use “plain” PHP and which other programming languages are used, and the method for deploying code updates across tens of thousands of servers within seconds.

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