March 7, 2011
#869: Server Attention Span explain
[Single server in a server rack.]
Server: Hi! I’m a server! Who are you?
[Mobile device with a web browser.]
Browser: I’m a browser. I’d like to see this article.
Server: Oh boy! I can help! Let me get it for— …Whoa! You’re a smartphone browser?
Browser: Yeah.
Server: Cooool! Hey, I’ve got this new mobile version of my site! Check it out! Isn’t it pretty?
Browser: Sure, but this is just your mobile site’s main page. Where’s the article I wanted?
Server: What article?
Browser: The one I—
Server: Who are you?
Browser: I—
Server: Hi! I’m a server!