Challenges of Scaling and Choosing the Right Tool with Simon Zelazny - EMx 177

In this episode Simon Zelazny joins the mix to talk about his experience in scaling an Elixir and Phython based service to meet a once-in-a-blue-moon demand scenario. The panel and him discuss the challenges in finding the relevant bottlenecks in non-trivial software systems - and BEAM applications in particular - and what options there are to fix those.They also discuss pragmatism in the context of software development, and how we as software developers are not paid to write pretty code but to solve business problems, which might also mean to choose NOT to build on top of the BEAM, if circumstances demand it. SponsorsTop End DevsCoaching | Top End DevsLinkswhatnotwhatnot - careersKeeping Up with the Fans: Scaling for Big Events at Whatnot, with Elixir and PhoenixErlang Solutions - Scalable Distributed Technology"How NOT to Measure Latency" by Gil Tene PicksAllen- K9s - Manage Your Kubernetes Clusters In StyleAllen- Kubernetic - The Kubernetes Desktop ClientSascha- The Book You Wish Your Parents Had ReadSimon - Joe Armstrong’s PHD Thesis - Making reliable distributed systems in the presence of software errors (PDF)Simon- Joe's Blog - a non-linear personal web notebookSimon- ACM Turing award lectures | ACM Other BooksAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/elixir-mix--6102049/support.