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Re:Web programs written in C++ are no big deal by hackermom on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @05:15PM (#3449346)
For those who never dealt with the server end of the web in the mid-to-late 90s I can tell you that native executables for CGI was at that time not the least rare or uncommon.
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Re:Web programs written in C++ are no big deal by biasedstudy on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @06:02PM (#3449544)
Having a lightweight, standalone executable with quick start up time is still a major win.
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Re:Web programs written in C++ are no big deal by cageface on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @06:52PM (#3449720)
What about caching database connections? Opening a new connection on every request can be very slow, particularly for Oracle.
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Re:Web programs written in C++ are no big deal by javadyan on Tuesday January 10, 2012 @07:25PM (#3449843)
One may consider using FastCGI to avoid the costs associated with starting a new process with each request.
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