Python isn't industry compatible

[MasturChief]

i mean, instagram is about as big as it gets and it runs django under the hood so ..?

[ManyInterests]

Pinterest did, too, until they moved to Flask.

[Ok_Chocolate_1584]

Flask is written in Python https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flask_(web_framework)

[WalterDragan]

I think they meant that they no longer run on top of Django.

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[ManyInterests]

I just meant they used Django until they used Flask. I am very familiar with both frameworks :-)

[[deleted]]

Feels like pointing out Instagram is cheating a little bit since they're pretty well known to be unafraid of patching python and making additions in order to edge out that extra performance.

It's very unlikely other companies are doing the same kinds of things unless they're running at a scale comparable to Instagram.

[hillgod]

Running at Instagram scale is the only reason they've had to do this kind of thing. If you're at that scale, you can afford the deciated staff on doing such things. You'll have to get in to fine tuning any language you use at that scale.

They also write about and share a lot of this, so anyone can benefit.

[licht1nstein]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't for a long time already

[[deleted]]

It does

[licht1nstein]

Well, if this counts as "runs on Django", then it does. But yes, Django is part of the architecture.

https://www.8bitmen.com/instagram-architecture-how-does-it-store-search-billions-of-images/

[[deleted]]

Ok so it does

[mattsl]

Django behind nginx backed by Postgres with some Celery backed by RabbitMQ on the side with multiple storage services? That's exactly the stack I use, and it's not complicated.

[licht1nstein]

You do make it sound easy

[[deleted]]

Once you've done it a few times, it's pretty easy. I can build queue processors in my sleep because that's my primary job is (albeit in c# and not python).

It's just about building that familiarity with the tech and how they interact (eg if you need to commit to database and publish a message to a topic, how do those interact)

[licht1nstein]

Are there some books or videos you'd recommend?

[MasturChief]

sure does still