Timeline for Purpose of async/await in web servers
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| Jun 1, 2024 at 13:02 | comment | added | gbjbaanb | @Bergi these days, threads are limited by memory and CPU resources, of which we have an abundance. Sockets are limited to a 16-bit word per IP and most servers limited in file descriptors of which you need 1 per socket. | |
| May 31, 2024 at 17:33 | comment | added | Bergi | "you'll run out of sockets or memory before the number of threads becomes an issue" - citation needed | |
| May 31, 2024 at 16:52 | history | answered | gbjbaanb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |