A lot of complex “scalable” systems can be done with a simple, single C++ server
A site for proof. It keeps amusing me on what hardware/software Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange is running on:
https://stackexchange.com/performanceThis is way less in HW than most people in the trade (from web devs to devops) seem to think when asked about it.SO ranks #36 in Alexa right now:
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/stackoverflow.com