Since the Netflix API shut down, I don't take APIs for granted. Delighted to learn that eBay's API is pretty featureful.
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IPFS is a really nice distributed filesystem that is slowly growing in popularity. Netflix has found a good use case: container image distribution.
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-management/ipfs-emerges-as-tool-to-distribute-container-image
I'm slightly reminded of Usenet: just download content from the nearest server!
In addition to common things like UI elements, Netflix even A/B tests site performance aspects to see how they affect user behaviour!
"for the most part, our members are watching two-and-a-half episodes at a time"
"Our members tend to start with one show and finish it."
Data driven decisions for Netflix when producing content!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/why-netflix-dramas-sag-midseason-cindy-holland-interview-707986/