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Wow, what a harsh comment. You make it sound like we should squeeze any form of efficiency out of people or you're wasting time


> like we should squeeze any form of efficiency

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.




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