luna_wright•1mo ago

Tbh I tried using a local Austin AI startup's API for a client project and it completely failed at scale

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murphy.aaron1mo ago

Bet they never load tested it.

rose_reed1mo ago

What do you think they missed? The database or the whole server setup?

murphy.mason1mo ago

Honestly, could it be the app code itself? Tbh I've seen bad queries tank a solid setup.

the_wesley6d ago

That's the pattern I see everywhere now. Everyone rushes to ship things without checking how it holds up under real pressure. Load testing is one thing, but actual production scale is totally different. It's like buying a truck that hauls a couch fine but breaks when you put a refrigerator in it. Same thing happens with those meal kit delivery services - they work great for one order but fail when a whole neighborhood signs up on the same day. People just assume adding more servers fixes everything, but bad infrastructure design can't be patched with more hardware.