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more postgres: full text search
Hello! You may know from some of my previous posts that we use Postgres Full Text Search to power search functionality on one of our services. materialised views We’ve changed the way we maintain and update the search index due to performance issues with the materialised view based approach we took the first time round. […]
engineering performance

to be continued
engineering performance

not-so-broad-band
interlinking performance

load testing
engineering performance

wi-fi, this is how we do it
Following my last post on Wi-Fi, we did some improvement in the MetaBroadcast office around our wireless network: The offices is spread over three floors of an old central London Edwardian house. This building, charged with history, is now packed with technology, giving an unusual office vibe and making working here quite an experience. On […]
office zen performance

où va la pomme?
engineering performance

the seamless wi-fi experience
engineering performance

how many users?!
performance

the importance of measuring
front-end performance