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docs: Add minor tweaks to performance doc.

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@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ First, a few notes on philosophy.
because that's an important part of user experience for a real-time because that's an important part of user experience for a real-time
collaboration tool like Zulip. Many UI features in the Zulip webapp collaboration tool like Zulip. Many UI features in the Zulip webapp
are designed to load instantly, because all the data required for are designed to load instantly, because all the data required for
them is present in the initial HTTP request to, and both the Zulip them is present in the initial HTTP response, and both the Zulip
API and webapp are architected around strategy. API and webapp are architected around that strategy.
* The Zulip database model and server implementation are carefully * The Zulip database model and server implementation are carefully
designed to ensure that every common operation is efficient, with designed to ensure that every common operation is efficient, with
automated tests designed to prevent the accidental introductions of automated tests designed to prevent the accidental introductions of
@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ See also [scalability for production users](../production/requirements.html#scal
## Load profiles ## Load profiles
Whenever one's thinking about scalability and performance, it's When thinking about scalability and performance, it's
important to understand the load profiles for production uses. important to understand the load profiles for production uses.
Zulip servers typically involve a mixture of two very different types Zulip servers typically involve a mixture of two very different types
of load profiles: of load profiles:
* Open communities like open source projects, online classes, * Open communities like open source projects, online classes,
etc. with large numbers of users, many of whom are idle. (Many of etc. have large numbers of users, many of whom are idle. (Many of
the others likely stopped by to ask a question, got it answered, and the others likely stopped by to ask a question, got it answered, and
then didn't need the community again for the next year). Our own then didn't need the community again for the next year). Our own
[chat.zulip.org](../contributing/chat-zulip-org.md) is a good [chat.zulip.org](../contributing/chat-zulip-org.md) is a good
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to ensure idle users have minimal impact on both server-side to ensure idle users have minimal impact on both server-side
scalability and request latency. scalability and request latency.
* Fulltime teams, like your typical corporate Zulip installation, * Fulltime teams, like your typical corporate Zulip installation,
where most users are active for multiple hours a day and sending a have users who are mostly active for multiple hours a day and sending a
high volume of messages each. This load profile is most important high volume of messages each. This load profile is most important
for self-hosted servers, since many of those are used exclusively by for self-hosted servers, since many of those are used exclusively by
the employees of the organization running the server. the employees of the organization running the server.