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An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://davidwalsh.name/pornhub-interview [davidwalsh.name]

Regardless of your stance on pornography, it would be impossible to deny the massive impact the adult website industry has had on pushing the web forward. From pushing the browser's video limits to pushing ads through WebSocket so ad blockers don't detect them, you have to be clever to innovate at the bleeding edge of the web.

I was recently lucky enough to interview a Web Developer at the web's largest adult website: Pornhub. I wanted to learn about the tech, how web APIs can improve, and what it's like working on adult websites. Enjoy!

Note: The adult industry is very competitive so there were a few questions they could not answer. I respect their need to keep their tricks close to the vest.

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