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Sadly it doesn’t look like the server is source-avalaible, so we could count the number of security issues included. There is a reason why C is not used for web servers today.

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Nginx is written in c.

Are you comparing their one-person project to nginx? Linux is written in C and out-of-bounds bugs are still found.

I commented on the statement “There is a reason why C is not used for web servers today”.

Let’s not confuse the “received wisdom” of programmers talking about programs, with the reality of how our infrastructure is built.

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