Theoretically, if the backend code is optimized enough, a DDoS attempt wouldn't lead to a denial of service since all those requests would just get served as normal. And as long as the network isn't the bottleneck, which it probably is in most cases.

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Manfred an hour ago | parent [-]

DDoS saturates the network, not the service. Even a box doing nothing would still be unreachable.

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pixel_popping 29 minutes ago | parent [-]

Not true, a well done DDoS targets also underlying services (example hitting most consuming DB writes).

	▲	junon 6 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		There are multiple kinds of ddos attacks targeting different levels of infrastructure. Idk how anyone can say absolutely that a ddos works in one specific way.