--- Lars Aronsson <lars(a)aronsson.se> wrote:
If performance issues creep upon you, then you have
not designed your
system for performance measurement and monitoring.
This means you are
clueless. It is like driving a car without a
speedometer, and being all
surprised when you are caught for speeding.
Correct. That's why the old script has been abandoned
and re-written.
Here's a quick Wikipedia software history for the
curious (if there are any errors, please correct
them...). When we were still using UseModWiki, there
was a general agreement to move to a SQL-based system,
but there wasn't a satisfactory option available.
Magnus was the only one willing to give it a go, and
so he put together the PHP/MySQL combo we're currently
using. I believe Magnus is a biologist who does some
coding, not a software engineer; his code worked but
was not "engineered", so to speak. After the script
was deployed, various developers stepped in to help
develop the software. However, there were too many
performance problems, and so Lee Danial Crocker took
up the challenge and redesigned the whole thing. The
new server running the new code will replace our
current setup as soon as it is ready.
-- Stephen Gilbert
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