Does the Sift Seem Faster?
We just implemented some database load balancing today which, from what I can tell, sped up page load a bit, but I was just wondering if the Sift has also started to seem faster for you.
For the interested, our database is our #1 bottleneck because the site has so many intricacies and allows for so many user customizations, so it's always the primary cause of our usually less than speedy page loads. We are hoping that by splitting our database across two beefy servers, there will be a much welcomed improvement in average load time.
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dystopianfuturetodayFast and smooth.
marinaraman, if only there was like a speaker attached, so you could get like a beeping sound as it sped up.
dystopianfuturetodayWe definitely need more race car sounds on this site.
HybridWould these changes be the reason why @siftbot didn't post a member profile comment on my page saying one of my videos went Top 15 yesterday?
campionidelmondopage generated on web1 in 8.6945 seconds
Farhad2000page generated on web1 in 0.5886 seconds
blankfistpage generated on web1 in 0.5738 seconds
I win!
xxovercastxxMy connection is too flaky to tell.
And I'm moving in a week so I haven't bothered calling support.
dystopianfuturetodayHow do I time my page load?
lucky760>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
How do I time my page load?
Just take glance at the bottom of any page. For example:
dystopianfuturetodayAWWWWW Shiiit. Macintosh the da house, bi-otch.
>> ^blankfist:
page generated on web1 in 0.5738 seconds
I win!
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Definitely feels faster. Awesome!
Ryjkyjpage generated on web1 in 4.3934 seconds
OmarBinHashishin•Can't get a gauge on speed through this maze of proxy servers
lucky760>> ^OmarBinHashishin:
•Can't get a gauge on speed through this maze of proxy servers
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Macintosh the da house, bi-otch
FYI- the "generated" time has nothing to do with your connection nor your computer. It's not how long the data takes to reach you; it's the amount of time the Sift servers took from the time they received your page request to the time they finished generating the content to respond to your request before ultimately sending it to you.
Obviously, even with greater overall response times, some page loads are occasionally a little laggy, but hopefully for the most part, the majority of users are experiencing a bit of a speed-up the majority of the time.
dystopianfuturetoday^I know, I was just trying to start a flamewar.
dystopianfuturetodaypage generated on web1 in 0.6144 seconds
rgroom1If you have access to DATA and SCIENCE that will TELL YOU if things are going faster, why would you ask us?
Thanks for the effort, though! favorite site!
siftbotVoting for this poll ended with the majority of users voting Yes, either sometimes or on every page load.
antSeems the same to me and I missed the poll!
NorsuelefanttiMine says:
page generated on web1 in 2.7603 seconds
I am special now?
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