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The idea is cool but I would never serve my static sites with NodeJS. Don't ask why. Benchmark it.

• sintaxi 13y ago
  NodeJS is plenty fast enough. When the dust settles we will provide benchmarks alongside NGINX. We're not pulling the wool over anyones eyes, I don't expect Harp to reach NGINX speeds anytime soon (or perhaps ever). That is not the focus of this server. Faster web server than NGINX is not what developers need. They need something that is easier to use, install, doesn't require any configuration, and more importantly is a suitable development tool on its own. Our focus are on the needs of front-end developers not Server operators. We are publishing a spec for how Harp compatible servers should behave and we expect to see other implementations in the future.
  • oakaz 13y ago
    I benchmarked static servers in NodeJS, using couple of different libraries such as "st" etc. They're 7 times slower than a static site server that I wrote in Go. Forget comparing with Nginx.
    • e12e 13y ago
      How big is the difference when you put them all behind varnish?