Comments on: 37Signals outsources development to… The Netherlands! http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/ International technology news, business & culture Thu, 24 May 2012 20:13:55 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mircea http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/#comment-369571 Mircea Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:00:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6205#comment-369571 Hmm...are you sure that dutch company doesn't re-outsource the work to Eastern Europe or India :)? Hmm…are you sure that dutch company doesn’t re-outsource the work to Eastern Europe or India :)?

]]> By: MikeInAZ http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/#comment-369570 MikeInAZ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:19:25 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6205#comment-369570 @Reiner, that's a great explanation. Thank you. @Reiner, that’s a great explanation. Thank you.

]]> By: Reinier http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/#comment-369569 Reinier Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:42:23 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6205#comment-369569 In more humanly language: ;-) Imagine a post-office with multiple front-desks. There are a lot of people waiting. With global queuing turned off (the 'old' way) you will be directed to the desk with the smallest amount of people in the queue. All the desks have queues in this scenario. With global queuing turned on there is only 1 queue for all the desks. The big advantage of this is that you don't have to stand in the queue with the old lady in front of you and have to wait forever for your turn. In more humanly language: ;-)

Imagine a post-office with multiple front-desks. There are a lot of people waiting. With global queuing turned off (the ‘old’ way) you will be directed to the desk with the smallest amount of people in the queue. All the desks have queues in this scenario.

With global queuing turned on there is only 1 queue for all the desks. The big advantage of this is that you don’t have to stand in the queue with the old lady in front of you and have to wait forever for your turn.

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/#comment-369568 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:24:22 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6205#comment-369568 Yeah, I knew that! ;-) Yeah, I knew that!

;-)

]]> By: Wouter http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/30/37signals-outsources-development-to-the-netherlands/#comment-369567 Wouter Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:19:13 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6205#comment-369567 Say you have five instances that handle your requests. A global queue gives an incoming request to the first available handler. A non-global queue balances requests between all the instances. If one of the instances has a long-running request, it stalls the other requests that it has been assigned. So, a global queue usually gives you better overall response times. Say you have five instances that handle your requests. A global queue gives an incoming request to the first available handler.

A non-global queue balances requests between all the instances. If one of the instances has a long-running request, it stalls the other requests that it has been assigned.

So, a global queue usually gives you better overall response times.

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