Architecture Digest
Apr 28, 2016 · Backend Development
How Twitter Handles 3,000 Images Per Second: Architecture, Scaling, and Media Optimizations
The article explains how Twitter evolved from a text‑only service to a media‑rich platform capable of processing 3,000 images per second by decoupling upload and tweet creation, using handles instead of blobs, implementing resumable segmented uploads, applying TTL policies, and optimizing client‑side formats such as WebP and progressive JPEG.
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