Uber’s Ringpop with Jeff Wolski

Software Engineering Daily

• Episode: Uber’s Ringpop with Jeff Wolski
• Website: Software Engineering Daily
• Feed URL: http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/feed/podcast
• Duration: 00:59:21
• Published: 2016-08-26 11:00

Uber has a software architecture with unique requirements. Uber does not have the firehose of user engagement data that Twitter or Facebook has, but each transaction on Uber is both high value and time-sensitive. Users are paying for transportation that they expect to be available and reasonably close by. When Uber’s system is trying to match a rider with a driver, availability is favored over consistency. It is important that

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