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How Not to Measure Latency (The P99 Lie) by GIL Tene (youtube.com)
2 points by super_linear 491 days ago
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Tried to link to the specific timestamp in the video, where the p99 lie is discussed. Core takeaway for me was that most users of a page will experience the p99 latency of the system: https://youtu.be/lJ8ydIuPFeU?si=HasLt5QBsB1tzww_&t=648