inconsistent Memcache reads

2010-10-02 Thread Brandon Casci
Hello I'm new to Heroku, so I'm not sure if this is a problem, or normal behavior. I'm seeing a inconsistent memcache reads. Reading a key will sometimes alternate between nil and the value placed in memcache. Other times the value just seems to vanish, though that could be a sign that memcache

Problem with running Bundler with a rails 2.3.9 app on a Bamboo stack with ruby 1.8.7

2010-10-02 Thread Ant
Hi all I have followed the instructions on http://gembundler.com/rails23.html on how to get bundler running with my 2.3.9 app. Bundle install works well on my local machine running 1.8.7 and the app boots fine with script/server. However on Heroku although bundler installs all the gems

Dogpile effect with Varnish?

2010-10-02 Thread Chris Hanks
I'm wondering about Heroku's use of Varnish. Suppose I have a page that is expensive to produce (lots of database queries) but can be cached in Varnish. Right after Varnish's copy expires, if it's very popular, I might have a dozen people accessing it simultaneously before the newly created