How Instagram uses both Django & NodeJS as a backend
Big names like Instagram and Pinterest are using both Django and NodeJS as a backend. Instagram and Pinterest are the big names. The two has a huge growth, lots of users, lots of data, with very few workers on the cloud. They use both Django and NodeJS as a backend service. Instagram is the great example which run Django on Amazon High-CPU extra- large machine and as usage grows they gone from just a few of these machine to over 25 of them and a NodeJS server is used for sending a push notification. It aims at providing complete asynchronous client library for the API, including the REST search and streaming endpoint. Django and Node.JS both are used for the unique purpose like real time photo updates, quick push notification to users and also makes many things easier. NodeJS has given its root in event driven programming model. Usually suitable for long polling style of app but also useful within a Django web app like Instagram and Pinterest.
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