How to Create High Load Out of Thin Air
summary
The talk examines what people mean by “highload” in web and enterprise systems, arguing that many so-called highload incidents indicate underlying design or implementation errors. It reviews common causes of perceived high load and discusses practical ways to diagnose and fix those architectural and operational problems.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 7:50What is highload
- 10:18Database design mistakes
- 25:46Wide tables and JSON
- 32:31Graceful degradation
- 41:04Triggers and Frankenstein in databases
- 50:12Rare errors and optimizations
- 54:52Plan B and conclusion
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