Overview
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Explore how DISQUS leverages Python and Django for scalability in this EuroPython 2013 conference talk. Delve into the architecture of DISQUS, understanding its growth trajectory and the challenges faced. Learn about emerging services, pain points, and technology problems encountered. Discover solutions implemented, including fabricator, service decorators, and mixins. Gain insights on handling concurrency, isolation, and consistency issues. Examine the use of postcommit hooks and JSON in DISQUS's infrastructure. Engage with the speaker through audience participation and a Q&A session, and learn about open-source contributions from DISQUS.
Syllabus
Intro
Audience Participation
What makes up DISQUS
Why Python
Why Django
fabricator
emerging services
pain points
technology problems
fun and concurrency
isolation
consistency
Discuss Service
Service decorator
How DISQUS grew
decorator hooks
mixins
questions
postcommit hooks
open source
decorators
JSON
Taught by
EuroPython Conference