Pages tagged mongrel:

That’s Not a Memory Leak, It’s Bloat | Engine Yard Blog
http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/thats-not-a-memory-leak-its-bloat/

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File: README [Unicorn: Rack HTTP server for Unix and fast clients]
http://unicorn.bogomips.org/
I like Unicorn because it's Unix
http://tomayko.com/writings/unicorn-is-unix
Eric Wong’s mostly pure-Ruby HTTP backend, Unicorn, is an inspiration. I've studied this file for a couple of days now and it’s undoubtedly one of the best, most densely packed examples of Unix programming in Ruby I've come across.
"Eric Wong’s mostly pure-Ruby HTTP backend, Unicorn, is an inspiration. I've studied this file for a couple of days now and it’s undoubtedly one of the best, most densely packed examples of Unix programming in Ruby I've come across."
ruby + unix, know your history
Unicorn is basically Mongrel (including the fast Ragel/C HTTP parser), minus the threads, and with teh Unix turned up to 11. That means processes. And all the tricks and idioms required to use them reliably.
Unicorn! - GitHub
http://github.com/blog/517-unicorn
Unicorn is an HTTP server for Ruby, similar to Mongrel or Thin. It uses Mongrel’s Ragel HTTP parser but has a dramatically different architecture and philosophy.