Need for Speed: How Groupon Migrated to Node.js

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/12/06/need-speed-groupon-migrated-node-js/

by DiabloD3 • 13 years ago

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tangue2• 13 years ago

"To change one color throughout the entire Groupon.com webpage, that was estimated to take three months to do". ... It seems that they rewrite from scratch a terrible mess, the switch to Node is anecdotical

tmikaeld• 13 years ago

The first Node.js dismissal, as expected.

mcmillion3• 13 years ago

That's not a dismissal of Node, it's a dismissal of Rails as the reason for their problems.

camus2• 13 years ago

Like it or not , NodeJs is here to stay.

The problem is devs using it for every use cases,even when it doesnt make sense, just like rails.

Of course,in a few years you'll read articles about how bad node is, just because developpers did not choose the right tool for the job.

tangue2• 13 years ago

The only thing I'm dismissing here is Groupon's codebase. (BTW I'm impressed by Meteor and Derby)

mcmillion3• 13 years ago

Agreed. Incoming Rails vs. Node flame war aside, if it takes you 3 months to make trivial changes, you're doing something very wrong, or your development process is completely broken.

schneid• 13 years ago

On the plus side, making trivial changes now only takes a week!

"It took three months just to change the color appearing across the website, he said. “After we moved to Node.js, it took us literally a week.”" - http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/12/04/paypa...

nakkiel• 13 years ago

This is not a serious article at all. There's essentially not content. It deserves downvotes.

ForHackernews• 13 years ago

Groupon hasn't gone bankrupt yet?

allsystemsgo• 13 years ago

Groupon is awfully run. I ordered some pants for my wife two weeks ago. They literally just shipped. I have no idea when they'll arrive.

Their app is shit and it always has been. It's painfully slow.

Their products are usually not good. I rarely can trust that a thumbnail represents exactly what I'll be buying.

Need for Speed: How Groupon Migrated to Node.js

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