Lua is quick. OpenResty and nginx are certainly providing a very high performance ceiling, but the test is indeed Lua code [1]. Many test implementations for

Lua is quick. OpenResty and nginx are certainly providing a very high performance ceiling, but the test is indeed Lua code [1]. Many test implementations for other dynamic languages are similarly provided a high ceiling by nginx but then fail to deliver on that potential. [1] https://github.com/TechEmpower/FrameworkBenchmarks/blob/master/openresty/app.lua https://github.com/TechEmpower/FrameworkBenchmarks/blob/mast...