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Because it caches (http://gwan.com/faq#cache) response under high concurrencies. Try to benchmark this code:

  #include "gwan.h" // G-WAN exported functions
  int count=0;
  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  {
   if (!count) printf("New Counter!\n");
   xbuf_xcat(get_reply(argv), "Hello World %d",count++);
   return 200; // return an HTTP code (200:'OK')
  }



Wow, I didn't know that. I certainly did not expect to find that information in the FAQ. In fact this is the first time I've heard of a web server doing that.

So was the benchmark the author posted with microcaching turned on? While it's a legit way to reduce the load in real-world situations, it feels a little like cheating when used in a benchmark.




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