Strava Engineering
medium.com/strava-engineering · Company blog · on HN since 2017
Strava's engineering team writes about the infrastructure behind the fitness app, including the global heatmap, leaderboards, and a key-value store.
What HN saysHN commenters cite the heatmap post to explain how it is made and which zones are excluded; Strava also uses threads for hiring.
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- 15Principles Behind Re-Designing Strava's Leaderboard Infrastructure1 people · 4 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
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hex12648430 · 2018-01-28
These zones are excluded according to their blog post.
https://medium.com/strava-engineering/the-global-heatmap-now-6x-hotter…
alant · 2018-01-28
And school running tracks, very very cool. And how it’s made if anyone cares: https://medium.com/strava-engineering/the-global-heatmap-now-6x-hotter…
cspada · 2018-11-01
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