Why AO3 Was Down

36 danso 3 7/5/2025, 2:23:35 AM reddit.com ↗

Comments (3)

notorandit · 10m ago
> typical database column

Typical for 70s and 80s.

Honestly, designing a 21st century database is a different thing if compared to back then.

You can use 128 bit integers, provided that you really want to use integers. And maybe you put a timestamp along.

RainyDayTmrw · 7m ago
It's kinda impressive that they got to 2 billion rows - with indexes, no less - without falling over.
schoen · 1h ago
A bookmark for every view of "Gangnam Style"!

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/12/gangn...