Agree that it's great to hear it is the focus, especially as one of the next plans is to advertise and try to bring a bunch of new users to the platform.  It needs to be ready in advance to take this load for sure.

Cheers!

Very nice analysis @exyle sir i agree with you that scaling of steem is equally important as website, if they ignore it then it create problem in future just like BTC.

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Good point.  It is the key issue to work toward, as it is a number of users game to challenge Facebook.

good thing that steemit is doing everything to improve services... before problem happen theres a solution to it.... it seems that they are very capable.... so we can trust them...

I'm glad that their priority at the moment is to make the steem blockchain more scalable. It is one of the most fundamental element that you need since what is the point having millions of users if they struggle to access the site or the site begins to slow down.

It blows my mind how platforms like facebook and other social media platforms can handle so much concurrent traffic and the sheer power and a number of servers you need for that is absolutely insane.

A really good analogy with the cars to explain the necessity of scaling. I guess steemit is going to turn into a 6 lane autobahn with a lightning fast and efficient blockchain haha

The blockchain has still been pretty fast but I have experienced some jitters and jerks which will hopefully be remedied in the end in the near future and I'd rather have a scalable steemit blockchain rather than an aesthetically good looking steem GUI.

Well I hope you have a great time in London @exyle as well as I'm wishing you a safe journey haha.
 I can't wait for the post about it :)

you talked about some really good things about scaling up i hope this get's implemented soon :)

Scaling is important indeed but having a fancy website is nearly equally important. Since a first impression can result in the stay or nay of a visiting user so having a good looking website is very important. Now we have that we can focus on scaling.

I don't have the technical knowledge to understand exactly what they're doing but for sure Steemit needs to be able to scale well to be successful. So far one of the main strengths of Steem/Steemit is it's speed and ease of use so that needs to continue.

Well, it is going to be good for steemit as the number of users are growing, so should it's ability to handle all of those. Steemit is slowly realising it's worth and may be huge in coming days. But have you heard about Calibrae? I heard this is going to be new steemit and kind of forked version of it. 
It'll be whale-less and bot-less steemit where people will be given baseline reputation like with steemit baseline reputation of 25. Calibare still in development and will be online within one month. A lot of major people on steemit favoring this patform. 
If you have heard about it, then please share your views.

>Just imagine Facebook with half a million users maximum before the thing doesn't function.

Very easy to imagine, it had a name too. MySpace.

You always come up with new things .

Well, that's a relief. I'd hate for the train to start having engine trouble right as I boarded :D

But seriously, good to know the powers-that-be are on the case.

My limited understanding of the situation is that the implementation of the blockchain store makes steemd take much more resource to run than it might. The speed changes to steemd are good for speeding up the web front end - which is good. Making steemd less resource hungry also good.

Great post @exyle and prevention is always better than curing.  Let's hope the powers that be have the plans in place to avoid any scaling issues. Upvoted and Following.

Yes, It is always better to look ahead and prepare in advance, than to look back and regret. With the huge amount of new users joining steemit, it was very possible that it may get affected in future,  it is really wonderful to see that they have taken thoughtful progress in scaling the Steem blockchain.  Thanks @exyle for sharing about the great initiative by Steem Inc.

I think in this web site if you want to make money then the support is most important.. what you think?I am waiting for your answer...

I second that. I hope we solve the scaling issues.

Solid points. I still wish for some sort of Reddit-like organization option, though it's probably less important.

I have noticed over the last several months, with the increase in user accounts and page views, that interactions do seem to be getting slower. Perhaps this issue is partially on my end, however.

I think that steemit will be the first social network in the world because it has the potential to be, it is a new concept different in the world in the social networks, it is time to invest a deep money And time
Thank you for this post,

With the influx of new members (including/especially from my country, Nigeria), scaling is going to be absolutely critical very soon. It's great news that the team is on the matter. Good work!

Completely agree with you, it is good to function properly the existing ones than opening up new one. The scalling of steem blockchain how far is it Successfull, you people know much better than us. So please friend if it is not sweetable for our community then, do something  so that all things will be fine and good. Any way thanks for sharing such a valuable information.Have fun with your friends.  Happy steeming  friend.

I agree, these things make me feel positive that potential problems are being addressed before they ever rear their head. Steemit has voted amazingly well and admirably considering the problems that are inherent in scaling such a large number of users. My work is in the area of performance testing and I know the issues that can arise with poor memory management. So far from my experience steemit has been built very well. 

The other important thing to note is that almost always these things can be addressed through code or hardware changes. 

Viva la steemit!!

Thanks @exyle - always informative and positive-thinking :)

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Great post and thank you for bringing this very important topic up.  Scalability is the most important thing in having a successful, thriving business.  Knowing that the Steem leadership is looking to address this issue now before opening up the floodgates to new users gives me more optimism for the long term growth of Steemit.  First impressions are everything in business and most people are concerned more with functionality vs look/design.  It doesn't matter how nice the house is, if there's foundation issues, eventually it will crumble and collapse.

Running Steemit like a business has been a concern of mine.  I've seen a lot of time and energy being focused on ideological topics and not a lot of discussion on some primary topics which will increase the overall "value" of Steem and Steemit.  Topics that's immediately come to mind are availability in regards to the exchanges and monetary usefulness on an every day basis, as in a Steem credit card or debit card that would allow SBDs or Steem it's self to be used in every day transactions the world over.  Increasing awareness of these 2 issues and implementing solutions to ensure both become reality will bring incredible excitement to the community and the crypto world in general  and show Steemit is at the forefront of solving real world problems and making Steemit a viable currency option that people can  use.  As I learn more and more about crypto and the individual coins, utility and especially leadership is becoming more and more important for me in determining my long term investing strategy.   For example, the Dash leadership I believe really "get it" and run their coin like a business.  I feel they know where they're going and how they're going to get there.  I also feel very confident in EOS with Dan, so hearing the Steemit leadership are focusing on scalability vs acquiring new members makes me feel better.   

Speed is the key in this space as the competition is fierce and is only going to get more so with all the money to be made.  I love Steemit and hope our leadership will fix these issues as quickly as possible and push to make Steemit and Steem the world leader in not only social media, but in implementing Steem or SBDs as a viable day to day currency.  Whichever coins can solve these problems and be first to market to bypass the BTC gatewaty to fiat will explode. 

Here's a great video by @fyrstikken   Thought you might like it.  Have a great day brother!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlIkQNF_j_c

I definitely agree that scaling is more important than have a great looking website. Speed and scalability problems that  BTC has shouldn't bother Steem for quite some time. From watching a Dan Larimer video about EOS, an important concept that I learned about a blockchain is that it's much harder to fix or change something while it's running. The analogy used in that video was trying to replace an engine of a car while it's moving. It's just good to know that Steem was already designed well from the start and won't need massive changes to perform well. 

It is very good that they are addressing the issue now, before it is an issue, as the growth is exponential and I think it is still the tip of the iceberg.

nice Vlgo, keep up good stuff :)

yes this is new for me to someone thinking about it but i have no experience in steemit but i think u say right bcz i read ur every post is good some informative and have positive @exyle sir

Totally right, the more people coming is great but if it can't handle it, it will lose everyone. I am glad the dev team is working on this right now before the masses come in :)

I like your view on this, this is more like a marathon not a race for new users. If the platform don't work correctly then eventually nobody would want to use it.

Great information and seeing that the Steemit team is so proactive in taking care of issues before they occur.

i have a feeling the reason the blockchain got so big recently was not from scaling issues but more from it being filled with spam, the fact that they posted about it within 24hrs is awesome. a multithreaded steemd will be great as for the fancy website, truth is i'd only like a few visual changes and some filtering. i'm quite ok with the layout and style of it at the moment really, i've gotten quite fond of it ;) - maybe they should build a theme api so we can make custom looks! (eventually of course) but yes, i agree. make it rock solid stable and scalable for the next batch of users.

We have seen that scaling can be an issue that's why it's good to see that steemit is not waiting till the Problem becomes big and they decided to work today to solve or at least make a solid plan for next months (and years.)

Amazing idees and concepts tnx for sharing