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Serving 200M requests per day with a CGI-bin
In the early 2000s, we used to write a lot of CGI programs. This was the primary way to make websites dynamic at the time. These CGI programs were usually written in Perl, but sometimes in C to increase performance. The CGI mechanism is conceptually simple but powerful. When the web server receives an incoming request…
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Systems & PerformanceInfrastructure & DevOps2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2025 | Serving 200M requests per day with a CGI-bin by feep | 175 | 86 |
