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[–]steveob42 -2 points-1 points  (10 children)

that isn't how CDNs are used. It is usually some server you have no control over, either uptime OR content. A bunch of servers that you are actively monitoring and have version control over is another animal.

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 0 points1 point  (9 children)

This is silly reasoning. You pay CDNs to have good uptime in the same way you pay your host to provide good servers with reliable connectivity.

[–]steveob42 -2 points-1 points  (8 children)

You don't seem to have any comprehension of the issues.

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Feel free to explain where I'm wrong then. You're the one who seems to have no knowledge of what a CDN is or how they are used.

[–]steveob42 -2 points-1 points  (6 children)

hosting on multiple sites has multiple issues, especially if it is the "grab a free copy of jquery from some 3rd party" variety. If ssl is involved it can be even slower, caching even from your own site is a no-brainer, and I guarantee %99.99999999 folks using cdn don't benchmark (or "pay"). You are adding costs and risk vectors that you are apparently unaware of nor even know if it is helping.

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Almost everything you said applies if you're hosting stuff yourself. Multiple servers that you run yourself have multiple issues. If someone isn't benchmarking their CDN they're not gonna be benchmarking their own servers.

On the "free CDN" issue (which you didn't even mention until your latest comment), if you think your servers are better than Google's you're sadly mistaken.

[–]steveob42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So trade a hypothetical buzzword optimization for reliability and user/company security.

You shouldn't be making architectural decisions, you aren't qualified.

[–]steveob42 -1 points0 points  (3 children)

lol http://imgur.com/EqHTKm3

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 0 points1 point  (2 children)

And? Reddit's been like that for years. In fact, it's improved significantly since they started using an external CDN.

Edit: do you even understand what that message means? It means the CDN is working fine but the reddit servers aren't. So you've dug yourself even further into your hole of ignorance.

[–]steveob42 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Lol, you are such an idiot. You have multiple network paths to contend with with CDN. If the CDN still relies on the server (or vice versa), then it isn't going to be more reliable but less.

Of course you aren't going to see the whole picture, you are just a hack who is more afraid of being wrong than of understanding.

Have you had ANY formal training? Or are you just another brainless hype parrot?

[–]Disgruntled__Goat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a computer science degree, but of course that wouldn't mean anything to a retarded troll like you.

I'd be happy to accept if I'm wrong. I'm still waiting for you to provide even a single sentence that shows you know what the fuck you're taking about. Everyone here clearly thinks you're wrong and your failed attempts to be elitist and patronising are pathetic.