Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting languages

Re:Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting la... by simula67 on Monday August 04, 2014 @06:16AM (#8131010)

I kind of feel bad when this project gets a bad rap online. Lets look at the pros and cons :

Pros

1. Very fast

Cons

1. Author looks unstable. (S)He may leave the project causing technical debt. Mitigation : Use the proxy in some standard way ?

2. Author's criticism of open source. Seriously ? You will not use someone's software because of his/her political opinion ?

3. Non-open source. How many of us use Windows ? Linux with binary blobs ? Fully open processors ?

4. Author seems conceited. So what ? (S)He managed to do something no one else has, shouldn't (s)he be proud ?

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Re:Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting la... by WoodenChair on Monday August 04, 2014 @06:24AM (#8131026)

I agree with you. There are legitimate reasons to only want to use open source software, but the people who take it to the extreme and get angry at other people for choosing to use closed source software, or who think closed source software should not exist, kind've irk me.

This is probably not a product I would ever recommend to anyone. It's not a product I would deploy myself on an important project, but the level of negativity and name calling against the product and the author is completely unwarranted. He has a right to his opinion, and he has a right to distribute his product however he wants. You have a right not to use it and to criticize him - but keep it respectful!

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Re:Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting la... by pibi on Monday August 04, 2014 @09:59AM (#8131717)

More cons: - cheating for benchmark's sake (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4735670)

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Re:Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting la... by matthewmacleod on Monday August 04, 2014 @09:03AM (#8131528)

More cons:

5. Nobody appears to use it. No community.

6. Example code is bizarre and irrational.

7. Benchmarks are probably not representative of real-world workloads.

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Re:Gwan – a fast 150kb web server supporting 14 scripting la... by atmosx on Monday August 04, 2014 @08:52AM (#8131497)

Also, quoting Wilde instead of Sorros would be infinitely more classy :-)

e.g.: "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." - Oscar Wilde

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