A Retrospect on Julia Web Services - HTTP, Performance and Memory

Explore a comprehensive retrospective on Julia web services focusing on HTTP, performance, and memory management in this 31-minute conference talk. Delve into the challenges and solutions encountered when running and scaling Julia-based web services in production environments. Discover essential tools and observability primitives for identifying bottlenecks and root causes. Examine findings and mitigations for issues such as blocking code paths, memory leaks, GC performance, HTTPS implementation, and database performance optimization. Analyze HTTP.jl performance and common pitfalls, and learn how to structure HTTP services with performance in mind. Gain insights into emerging approaches beyond HTTP.jl, including nginx/unit and HTTP2.jl. Equip yourself with valuable knowledge to enhance your Julia web service development and deployment strategies.

A retrospect on Julia web services: HTTP, performance and memory | Guliński, Georgakopoulos