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Explore the intricacies of HTTP performance benchmarking in this 54-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Delve into the TechEmpower Framework Benchmark, a public comparison of over 400 web frameworks across various languages. Gain insights into the fierce competition for top rankings and understand the significance of Eclipse Vert.x, a popular reactive stack for the JVM designed for highly scalable applications. Examine the true meaning and measurements behind performance benchmarks commonly used to compare HTTP servers and web frameworks. Uncover the secret sauce behind Vert.x's impressive performance, including Java just-in-time compilation and networking optimizations. Learn from Julien Viet, the Vert.x project lead at Red Hat, as he shares his expertise in open source software development and telecommunications engineering.