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> Do you think Stripe has 1% contention directly on an OLTP DB? Definitely not.

Stripe runs on top of MongoDB, which is horrifying in its own right, but in any case comparing them to a shop running an RDBMS is apples to oranges.



Stripe delivers incredible uptime. This type of comment is beneath this platform.


I didn’t say they’re bad at their job, I said I find the technology choice horrifying. That’s a personal take, not a value statement.




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