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Data Structures and Algorithms @programming.dev lysdexic @programming.dev 2 mo. ago

Nagle's algorithm - Wikipedia

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A reminder that TCP_NODELAY should be set by default, and you should remember to set it if it's not. Many protocols end up being ping-pong ones. This includes HTTP/2 for example.
- A reminder that TCP_NODELAY should be set by default,
  
  Why do you believe that?
  
  I already mentioned why! It's common pitfall. For example, try a large HTTP/2 transfer over a socket where TCP_NODELAY is not set (or rather, explicitly unset), and see how the transfer rate would be limited because of it.

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