Was the lead engineer at NeoPets (10/2000 - 11/2002)

Focused on scaling (30m+ users), security (hackers), but also built guilds & games

After NP, had some success/exits as founder/cto (+ many lessons), 30+ 😇  investments

Love builders, helpers, and of course, Farcaster

Feel like a trip back to Neopia? 🙃

AMA

perpetual learner • curious builder • art lover | bazvault.eth | barrycollier.com | hosting /baz /givingflowers

fc maxi • ft dad • so much fun • zachharris.xyz

php3 (php4 was a huge ordeal but eventually got to it)
mysql for most non-critical data
Oracle databases for critical data (accounts, etc.)

We were constantly running up against max connections on the b, so we ended up having to build our own connection pooling libraries in C to bring down the load

Mostly LAMP, but more details in the thread below

Building /bright-moments - minting onchain art IRL | /purple #15 | FID 129 #magikarp

Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Mostly LAMP, but more details in the thread below

https://warpcast.com/baz.eth/0xc627a15f