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Sharding with Cookie-Based Session Storage

Thu, 01/10/2008 - 18:31 — chasingsparks

In a recent project, I utilized RoR's cookie-based session storage to shard geographically distinct user groups. My technique for doing so was unique and, although it was a premature optimization, it is none-the-less an idea worth exploring.

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