Elevators | Hacker News

Hacker News commenters debated whether full elevators should skip intermediate stops and how to cut wait times in crowded buildings.

Suggestions included occupancy or weight detection, manual control during peak events, and destination dispatch systems.

The thread compared elevator scheduling with classic disk algorithms like SCAN, noting that real-world usage patterns may determine the best strategy.

Better elevator control can reduce crowding and wait times, showing how computer science scheduling ideas apply to practical systems.