The WhatsApp Architecture Facebook Bought for $19B(2014)

NextHendrix · on Oct 25, 2022

Good timing, it appears to be down in the UK this morning.

wodenokoto · on Oct 25, 2022

World wide:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63383957

I love how the BBC reports it as "UK and the world"

adammarples · on Oct 25, 2022

Whatsapp down, continent cut off

corobo · on Oct 25, 2022

Oh man I've not read highscalability in years! Shame it only seems to be Stuff the Internet Says and sponsored posts these days. Used to love their articles.

jokoon · on Oct 25, 2022

Whatsapp feels like a glorified sms.

I have unlimited sms already.

I don't really see the point of Whatsapp beyond sms not being free. It's centralized, not entirely trusted or more trusted than sms.

So yes of course it's a technical feat, but sms is a bit more decentralized I think.

fiedzia · on Oct 26, 2022

It's groupchat, better sms (with photos) and calls over internet, already integrated with phone numbers. Also its more reliable than sms.