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They do actually hire people to write C for them, so I don't think the case is that they don't want to train people. Another thing worth mentioning, is that they also hire people for their objective-c and java abilities, for mobile platforms.
@keyboard, none of them are particularly obscure....
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The chat system is programmed in Erlang (I think)... that's obscure! :P
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Hm. So is it true then that they believe they are saving money by using less-trained programmers? That's interesting if so.
Do you see what I mean?
1) Everything being equal, it sounds like it would be best (=server efficiency) to program the whole thing in C++.
2) Everything being equal, it sounds like it's best (=cheapest for paying employees) to hire PHP programmers.
It sounds like they're focusing on (1) over (2), and therefore, logically, getting more servers must be cheaper than getting better programmers.
I'm a fan of PHP so I don't mind one way or the other. I'm just trying to understand their business model.
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Speaking of the Facebook business model:
http://www.modir21.com/wp-content/up...ness_model.pdf
the Facebook business model
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