Scaling Python for High-Load Web SitesAt Polimetrix we conduct surveys and political polls on the web at pollingpoint.com. As such, our traffic increases significantly at election time. As the 2006 election approached, we realized that our web traffic would soon be about 10x what it normally is. We set about making sure our systems could handle that load. Today we want to share some things we learned during this process. It's an inter
