How we revamped our server’s tech stack to run on 60% less hardware and handle more concurrent requests, without any downtime or code changes.
Two years ago at One Mighty Roar we noticed that a side-project from the early days of the company was gaining large amounts of traffic, despite not being touched in ages. Over the process of a few months, we spent some 20% time, which quickly turned into 120% time, revamping You Rather, redoing the site from the ground up, creating an API, and writing both an iOS and an Android app. As a result, You Rather has done some excellent numbers, gained some community garnishment, and been a great project for the OMR team to boast about. But, as most side-projects are, they fall low on the priority list when other new opportunities come along.
Two years ago at One Mighty Roar we noticed that a side-project from the early days of the company was gaining large amounts of traffic, despite not being touched in ages. Over the process of a few months, we spent some 20% time, which quickly turned into 120% time, revamping You Rather, redoing the site from the ground up, creating an API, and writing both an iOS and an Android app. As a result, You Rather has done some excellent numbers, gained some community garnishment, and been a great project for the OMR team to boast about. But, as most side-projects are, they fall low on the priority list when other new opportunities come along.
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