General Tips for building highly scalable software applications

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  shalini_goel14

  Yes,
  
  I am not among those who has built highly scalable applications but yes programming language affects a lot. While selecting programming language you should be very clear about the requirements of your product/application and pros and cons of that language towards your application.
  
  Tools are just a means of making your application. They don't affect much.
  
  For a scalable software application, modularity plays a very important role. It is always good to have modular approach in your application and do some analysis of Design patterns to be followed in developing your application.
  
  Analysis phase for technologies before developing matters a lot and it can make a huge change.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Thanks for your response.
  
  Let's take an example. What would be the architecture for an instant messaging client which will be used by say 1000 & 100,000 users simultaneously.
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  shalini_goel14

  The_Big_K

  What would be the architecture for an instant messaging client which will be used by say 1000 & 100,000 users simultaneously.

  A Simple Client Server architecture.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  shalini_goel14

  A Simple Client Server architecture.

  A simple client server architecture would work for 1000 and 100000 clients without any problem? No changes required?
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  shalini_goel14

  The_Big_K

  A simple client server architecture would work for 1000 and 100000 clients without any problem? No changes required?

  I think it will but not sure.According to me the no of clients you told me is very less. Better ask an Architect(one who has 5+ more years in experience than me)