Real-World HTTP Performance Benchmarking, Lessons Learned

Explore the intricacies of HTTP performance benchmarking in this 48-minute conference talk from Devoxx Poland 2019. Dive into the TechEmpower Framework Benchmark, a public comparison of over 200 web frameworks across various languages, and discover the fierce competition for top rankings. Learn about Eclipse Vert.x, a popular reactive stack for the JVM designed for highly scalable applications, and its participation in this competition. Gain insights into the true meaning and measurements of performance benchmarks used for comparing HTTP servers and web frameworks. Uncover the secret sauce behind Vert.x's impressive performance, including optimizations from Java just-in-time compiler to networking enhancements, and their direct impact on benchmark results.