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Fallacy #5: Topology doesn't change

Particular Software

Some protocols can run afoul of this changing topology — even something simple, like a wireless client disconnect. If one of these clients is on a wireless connection that gets interrupted, the client proxy continues to exist. An IP address in a config file is still hardcoded; it's just hardcoded in XML instead of code.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For February 8th, 2019

High Scalability

EFF : EU countries that do not have zero rating practices enjoyed a double digit drop in the price of wireless data after a year. In comparison, the countries with prevalent zero rating practices from their wireless carriers consistently saw data prices increase. Are there more quotes?

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Generative AI in the Enterprise

O'Reilly

Now we expect wireless everywhere, and even that’s not correct. They will simply be part of the environment in which software developers work. The same thing happened to networking 20 or 25 years ago: wiring an office or a house for ethernet used to be a big deal. We don’t “expect” it—we assume it, and if it’s not there, it’s a problem.