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0 pointsdullcrisp6d ago0 comments

When did they change the "query" to q?

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When they got big enough that that change made a noticeable difference in both performance and their bandwidth bill (which was pretty early on).

Saving bytes on the wire?

I guess maybe after the thousandth time they had to type it out.

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When they got big enough that that change made a noticeable difference in both performance and their bandwidth bill (which was pretty early on).

Saving bytes on the wire?

I guess maybe after the thousandth time they had to type it out.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse