Gangnam Style Broke YouTube’s View Counter

Gangnam Stylefell out of the public eye a while ago ( thank god ) but people have n’t stopped see it . It ’s been date so many times that it actually break YouTube ’s view counter , in the nerdiest possible way by busting the code behind the scenes .

Asthe YouTube Google+ page excuse , the video stall out at 2,147,483,647 views , the maximum number that can be hold by a 32 - routine whole number one-armed bandit . YouTube ’s developers just never expected something to get that high , just like the programmers who wrote Y2 K vulnerable code never thought they ’d have to occupy about the year 2000 .

As of now , Gangnam Style ’s numeration looks to be heading ever upward , so it seems YouTube has sterilise the problem and gotten quick for even higher perspective counting . But it still leave the authoritative questions of who the hell is still watching Gangnam Style and why ? [ Google+viaFactMag ]