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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:13:51 -0400
From: Kurt H Maier <khm@sciops.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Web Gardens
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On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 05:57:16PM +1300, Andrew Simmons wrote:
> As a diversion from the discussion of the existential essence of Javascript,
> could I ask the group for a view on the meaning of the term "Web Garden"?
> I was just asked about this in a job interview.

This is a concept that has developed in the Windows world because a lot
of the .net web server tech tends to share state per-process.  In order
to have multiple backend processes running on a single server you
generally have to play games with information sharing between processes.
It's just another reason web services on Windows can be such a pain in
the ass.

> Supplementary question - how would you implement a Web Garden in Plan9?

We've found it easier to hire more web sharecroppers when yields aren't
sufficient.

khm