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I really, really hope we're not going to be replacing fundamental low-level infrastructure code every five years. Keep the web frontend culture contained where
by m_eiman 8y ago
I really, really hope we're not going to be replacing fundamental low-level infrastructure code every five years.
Keep the web frontend culture contained where it is now, don't let them ruin everything else too.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoUnfortunately, the low-level infrastructure of the web is now being controlled by a company which offers significant internal performance incentives for releasing new products.
- dagenix 8y agoQUIC is hardly a product - very few users will ever know what it is. That Google has significant influence on internet infrastructure is hard to deny - but saying they are in control is ridiculous. And a lot of that influence comes from hiring really knowledgeable people - ignoring them just because they work for Google would be silly, especially for something like QUIC that is open and generally useful.
- arusahni 8y agoI don't think of subsequent HTTP versions as replacing the previous ones - merely augmenting.
- marcosdumay 8y agoSo we'll need 3 servers instead of 1 just for serving HTTP?
- dagenix 8y agoNginx can support HTTP 1.0, 1.1, and 2 all at once. I'd suspect one day it will be able to support 3 as well. And I'd imagine that any other server software of consequence is going to as well.
- marcosdumay 8y agoYes, and the more protocols running, the less likely it is to ever be replaced some day. Who has the time to write 2 (1.0 and 1.1 are basically equal) servers for a minimum package? If somebody still sold HTTP servers, I would look how this one was bribing the standardizing process. But it looks like people are doing it freely.
- dagenix 8y agoI really can't figure out what you are saying. I don't see any evidence of bribery. And the technologies we're talking about have pretty legitimate reasons for existing. So, ...?