Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoSlrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.programming.devimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down115file-textcross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
arrow-up1511arrow-down1imageSlrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.programming.devPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-211 months agoWhat is so special about piefed? I see a few communities moving there. The interface looks different from the original lemmy interface.
minus-squarePirateFrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoOur sysadmin explained some technical advantages here: https://feddit.org/post/13613230/7063696
minus-squareqweertz@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-211 months ago Postgres slowing factor I’m pretty sure one of the best optimised free/libre DBMS’s is faster than Python 💀 EDIT: skimmed it wrongly, see corrections below Also no one knows how Piefed scales, since it only has like 350 MAU
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoReread it. They’re saying “The slowest part is postgres, so even if python is slower than rust it won’t make a difference.”
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThat is, in theory. In practice, it can make a big difference. Source: Worked professionally with large services built in Python and Rust.
minus-squarePirateFrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-211 months agoPiefed also uses PostgreSQL. He was mentioning that the limiting factor on either platform is the DB, meaning that the parts written in Python will likely not be a limiting factor. Piefed also has quite impressive optimizations in other areas as well compared to Lemmy or even Mbin.
What is so special about piefed? I see a few communities moving there. The interface looks different from the original lemmy interface.
Well, you can add flairs :)
Our sysadmin explained some technical advantages here: https://feddit.org/post/13613230/7063696
I’m pretty sure one of the best optimised free/libre DBMS’s is faster than Python 💀EDIT: skimmed it wrongly, see corrections below
Also no one knows how Piefed scales, since it only has like 350 MAU
Reread it. They’re saying “The slowest part is postgres, so even if python is slower than rust it won’t make a difference.”
That is, in theory. In practice, it can make a big difference. Source: Worked professionally with large services built in Python and Rust.
Piefed also uses PostgreSQL. He was mentioning that the limiting factor on either platform is the DB, meaning that the parts written in Python will likely not be a limiting factor.
Piefed also has quite impressive optimizations in other areas as well compared to Lemmy or even Mbin.