Admittedly, I posted this largely as a response to the notion that fb does not require first rate engineers.
Facebook is a toy but it is more robot than Lincoln logs. There are a lot of complex moving parts in the site's infrastructure and the problems they solve their have applications far beyond the realm of social networks.
Facebook is a toy but it is more robot than Lincoln logs. There are a lot of complex moving parts in the site's infrastructure and the problems they solve their have applications far beyond the realm of social networks.
Their engineering notes make for a pretty interesting read so check out the other ones too (if you are into that) here: http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=9445547199