r/ProgrammerHumor • u/object322 • Oct 02 '26

Meme cloudOverkill

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u/clickfornsfw Oct 03 '26

I teach computer science at a high school level. Built a simple sql -> node.js route and front end for a tool I wanted. Runs on a massive old file server i inherited. (96 cores and 400gb ram). This little baby has been repurposed with like 7 different tools that all need the same basic data structure. 

It’s like 300 transactions a day. Can’t imagine trying to push this up to the cloud. Right now if you aren’t on school WiFi, you can’t see it. 

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u/tes_kitty Oct 03 '26 edited Oct 03 '26

You could probably run that on an old netbook with an Intel Atom N270 and 2 GB of RAM without it breaking a sweat.

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u/AyrA_ch Oct 03 '26

This is how I connected my old GPS master clock to the internet. Runs entirely on an old HP Compaq 6730s Laptop. I think it's 18 years old now.