Read https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/12/09/simplicity/ and ask yourself if you are truly solving anyone's problem or if you are just looking for a way to rationalize the amount of time you are spending on a hobby.
The complete opposite. It's OP that's trying to "optimize the web server for reverse proxying and static file serving", when what we have out there is more than enough.
> or you're wasting time
"Wasting time" is not a problem. If OP is doing working on things because it brings them pleasure and they are hoping to learn from it, more power for them. What bugs me about these types of posts is when people are set on the "build a better mouse trap" mentality and want others to validate them.
It may sound "harsh" to you, but if I came up asking for "any type of feedback" when I'm trying to figure out if the idea is worth persuing, I'd be pretty upset if I kept chasing an invisible dragon because the community was more concerned about "hurting my feelings" instead of being upfront and give some warning like this might be interesting to you but it's not solving any real pain point. Keep that in mind when deciding if work on this will be worthwhile.
> It's OP that's trying to "optimize the web server for reverse proxying and static file serving", when what we have out there is more than enough.
I have optimized it, so it would be faster than the original server I have been working on.
> (...) give some warning like this might be interesting to you but it's not solving any real pain point. Keep that in mind when deciding if work on this will be worthwhile.
If you feel the project isn't solving a real pain point for you, you don't have to use it! I was showcasing my web server to interested people on Hacker News.
> It's good to have as many web servers as possible out there.
The problem space of "web servers to serve static files and reverse proxy" is fairly small, how many differing solutions and designs would be required to satisfy your idea of "as many as possible"?
At what cost? For what benefit?
Again: if OP wants to work on this because they take joy in it, fine. But be honest about it (to themselves and to others) instead of coming up with all sorts of ratioinalizations and biased comparisons when talking about the alternatives.
Read https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/12/09/simplicity/ and ask yourself if you are truly solving anyone's problem or if you are just looking for a way to rationalize the amount of time you are spending on a hobby.