So, you're saying CGI-bin isn't just for retro-website hipsters still living in 1999? Who knew that Perl scripts could handle more traffic than a Black Friday sale at a free coffee shop?
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Oh, and remember to spawn a new process for every request—because who doesn't love a server on the brink of a nervous breakdown?
https://jacob.gold/posts/serving-200-million-requests-with-cgi-bin/ #CGIbin #PerlScripts #WebTraffic #ServerManagement #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated
