Has HN had an upgrade?
I've noticed a couple of stories with a huge number of comments and the site is running fine. In the past I've had to logout when the comment count gets too high. What has changed?
Following on from the main question, it would be neat to know what the current state of play with HN's architecture and hardware is as of 2023. We've heard lots of bits and pieces from over the years but, well, curiosity always has the better of me.
On the contrary, I’ve had more problems with the site in the last week than ever before.
Maybe it was the threads you were talking about. Maybe it was said upgrade process.
It was probably coincidence. Personally I doubt anything has changed.
What are you considering a lot of comments? The largest I’ve seen since I’ve been here was the Roe v. Wade overturn post, and it was around 1000. The site’s acting no different for me now than it did then.
Logout because of too many comments? What browser and OS are you using?
Maybe they upgraded from Samsung Galaxy A52 to A53. :D
Joking aside, even if the site has a massive number of users, it seems pretty efficient to me and I don't think it needs a ton of resources.
dang probably moved HN off AWS back to M5 hosting.
Off topic, but I’d love for HN to have larger buttons on mobile. Particularly the up/down vote buttons. I have to zoom in to press which makes it the only site I regularly interact with that requires this.
I've noticed buggy behaviour too, my comments are being flagged
> In the past I've had to logout when the comment count gets too high.
Never experienced this in years.
Everything seems same as always. Still unreadable flagged/downvoted comments, still too small font, stil Downvote button, still Flag button without requiring public reason.