A friend, who works for Uber, was once explaining the difference between AirBnb’s tech stack and Uber’s even though they are both “marketplaces”
In short, Uber has a ton more infrastructure because they need to do more in real time. Calculating the price of a trip from point A to point B needs to be done in real time. Then there are other factors like Pool, surge, and various rider preferences that all need to be accounted for.
Uber is sort of unique in how much of their stack nessicates real time analytics
In short, Uber has a ton more infrastructure because they need to do more in real time. Calculating the price of a trip from point A to point B needs to be done in real time. Then there are other factors like Pool, surge, and various rider preferences that all need to be accounted for.
Uber is sort of unique in how much of their stack nessicates real time analytics