Asyncrosaurus

Asyncrosaurus t1_iua1b1i wrote

>how did they do it

Well text and low-res images are very quick to load. They may or may not even be using a database, meaning the loadtime could be entirely on transmission.

Then look at reddits infrastructure. It's a large system with many active componets being engaged with each pageload, built to scale to millions of active users, not for a single pageload score. For such a simple site ("new" Reddits bloated front-end monstrosity notwithstanding), Reddit is deceptively complex behind the scenes.

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