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		tdrdt on Oct 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WhatsApp scaled to 1B users with only 50 engineers Automation can be good, but will also be another system to support. I think this XKCD applies: https://xkcd.com/1205/

bryanrasmussen on Oct 25, 2021 | [–]

If you shave off 1 second I have a hard time believing that 1 second will not just be swallowed up by the entropy of coffee breaks.

bradhe on Oct 25, 2021 | [–]

I'd like to see what their criteria for "absolutely necessary" is--I bet it doesn't fall on the right side of that table.

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