Scaling Wide
One of the questions that I am asked often is “how do I scale my web application?” or “we’re expecting 200 times the traffic tomorrow, what do I do?”. The second question is usually too late.
The first however, when asked at an appropriate time, can be what saves you from asking the second. A good knowledge of best practices to start with, and then a rigorous testing and introspection process will do more to inform you “when” then any thing else.
