[twitter-dev] Twitter basic

[TinyT]

Hi, I want to find out how exactly Twitter works technically. I am a
utterly non-technical person (read social scientist). How is Twitter
built up technically, which layers, which programming languages are at
play? Also what algorithms are used by Twitter? I hope this is not too
trival for you guys, but it is crucial for me to dig beyond the
interface to start "understanding" Twitter. Thanks!!