Re: Web Applications and C++?

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:19:13 -0500, you wrote: >Inappropirate but intruiging nonetheless. I've always been curious >how Amazon handles the amount of traffic their site generates and now >I've got a slightly better idea. I know eBay uses CGI as I've already >seen discussion of it. Amazon mostly look for people with Perl, C++ and Java over Unix. Typical example: "Competence in C/C++, Perl, and UNIX is essential. Java is a plus." Take a look at their job ads. My guess would be an Oracle database (hence the Java), C++ backend, some Perl glue around the edges, and a big, big server farm. Of course with a big distributed application like Amazon, different bits are bound to be written in different languages. The net-facing machines claim to be Apache (Stronghold) over Linux, and may have been Solaris in the past, but that doesn't tell you much. Their desire for RPC/SOAP experience is probably more about integrating the supply chain than improving Amazon Web Services. All guesswork, of course. Pinch of salt advised.