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March 7, 2011

#869: Server Attention Span explain

Server Attention Span

[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!