[Ur] Moving channel/client ID generation from the runtime into the database and/or compiler?

[Adam Chlipala]

Adam Koprowski wrote:
>
>     Yes, it is possible, but is it a _good_idea_ for a significant
>     fraction of applications?
>
>   Define "significant fraction" ;). Seriously, I don't really know the 
> answer, but even assuming that you are right and that it's needed only 
> for a (very?) small fraction of applications, it's those applications 
> that are really successful and everyone aspires to be in that group. 
> So if the language cannot deal with such a scenario it may be a 
> problem for developers of "potentially serious applications", don't 
> you think?

What level of traffic do you think goes beyond what is most cost 
effective to run on a single application server at once?  Are there any 
good data on the subject?