ShaggyHotDog4d ago

The Problem That Built an Industry

https://ajitem.com/blog/iron-core-part-1-the-problem-that-built-an-industry/

The Problem That Built an Industry

How a conversation on a plane in 1953 became the software that processes 10,000 flight bookings per second — and why it still does.

Show threadpaulnpace

> It...handles 50,000 transactions per second with sub-100ms latency on hardware that costs a fraction of an equivalent cloud footprint. It has been doing this for 60 years.

Eat that, Bitcoin.

Apr 11 at 3:03pmWeb
Show threadbombcar4d ago

50,000 transactions a second is a bunch for humans.

It’s nothing for even an ancient CPU - let alone our modern marvels that make a Cray 1 cry.

The key is an extremely well-thought and tested design.

Show threadbuckle80174d ago

Ah yes a completely centralized system that scales, who would have thought.

(For the pedantic, it's not exactly centralized nor federated since each airline treats their view of the world as absolutely correct)