Writing an http proxy is 5 lines in node.js, and not much more in Ruby. I could do it in either without even consulting a reference. I spent hours learning ngin

Writing an http proxy is 5 lines in node.js, and not much more in Ruby. I could do it in either without even consulting a reference. I spent hours learning nginx configuration, and could spend hours more. If all I need is a simple proxy with some logic why do it? It's not reinventing the wheel, it's building a wheel that's good enough, using the materials you got.