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by lmilcin 2022 days ago
Yeah, it is hard problem when you are hitting physics.

But then it really isn't a problem -- it is a limitation. Nothing you can do much about.

There are of course types of applications where latency is really tough topic. For one, low-latency trading is where companies are in arms race against other low-latency market players and there is always improvements form improving your product's latency.

But in a typical situation like websites and corporate services, the latencies required are so large that it is quite easy to reach them -- just don't do anything stupid.