When you want to scale across multiple servers without much effort.

devbug · on Aug 8, 2015

Multiple. Scaling to a multitude takes a lot of effort.

lectrick · on Aug 8, 2015

Are there any tools to help with "multitude"-level scaling?

It's been my experience (across all langs) that every new order of magnitude of scaling requires a new technology/technique/architecture...

devbug · on Aug 8, 2015

Not to my knowledge, no.

Sorry.

lectrick · on Aug 9, 2015

So folks like WhatsApp basically do homegrown solutions?

supercoder · on Aug 8, 2015

Well except for the effort of building your entire app on Erlang.