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hackermom
on Jan 10, 2012
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Web programs written in C++ are no big deal
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.
biasedstudy
on Jan 10, 2012
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Having a lightweight, standalone executable with quick start up time is still a major win.
cageface
on Jan 10, 2012
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What about caching database connections? Opening a new connection on every request can be very slow, particularly for Oracle.
javadyan
on Jan 11, 2012
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One may consider using FastCGI to avoid the costs associated with starting a new process with each request.
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