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> Even things like TCP and HTTP are seeing revamps because the stuff from last decade is just not that good It’s IMO extremely debatable if they were not “that

> Even things like TCP and HTTP are seeing revamps because the stuff from last decade is just not that good It’s IMO extremely debatable if they were not “that good”. The mindset that serves simple websites with 60 requests to 12 different domains is the problem and it’s hurting my brain to think about how mind-numbingly stupid it all is. I think “revamping” TCP and HTTP is misguided at best. I think I may have an unpopular opinion here or not. I am not sure anymore. It’s a human issue like someone said here. We don’t settle down on something unless forced. We are not going to fix it, which is good, because we will have lots to do.

high_priest 3y ago
TCP needs revamping. It is a mess of back compat. on back compat. with many performance regressions and security vulnerabilities which shouldn't be there in tge first place. Personally, I adore development of QUIC and I think it is going to bring alot of good into networking, performence and security.
- SanderNL 3y ago
  Let’s agree to disagree. I am also not sure what “security” is being touched by TCP (and should be touched by that layer)? Performance could be better, but I’d say pick your battles. I prefer an “eternal” standard than turning everything upside down on a whim every generation for their incessant need to track everything you do and deliver as much ads to you in as little time as possible. Encrypting everything by default on the lowest possible layer is batshit crazy. A sign of our times, not some fundamental technological leap forwards. In 100-200 years we will smack our collective foreheads.
  - Turskarama 3y ago
    I have to agree with this, encryption is an overhead that you just don't need sometimes. I'm imagining an engineer in a HPC organisation in 30 years feeling like a genius for figuring out they can get more performance by removing it.

high_priest 3y ago

TCP needs revamping. It is a mess of back compat. on back compat. with many performance regressions and security vulnerabilities which shouldn't be there in tge first place. Personally, I adore development of QUIC and I think it is going to bring alot of good into networking, performence and security.

SanderNL 3y ago
Let’s agree to disagree. I am also not sure what “security” is being touched by TCP (and should be touched by that layer)? Performance could be better, but I’d say pick your battles. I prefer an “eternal” standard than turning everything upside down on a whim every generation for their incessant need to track everything you do and deliver as much ads to you in as little time as possible. Encrypting everything by default on the lowest possible layer is batshit crazy. A sign of our times, not some fundamental technological leap forwards. In 100-200 years we will smack our collective foreheads.
- Turskarama 3y ago
  I have to agree with this, encryption is an overhead that you just don't need sometimes. I'm imagining an engineer in a HPC organisation in 30 years feeling like a genius for figuring out they can get more performance by removing it.