Re: Proposal for a New Hyper-Modern JavaScript Solid Server

RE the assertion, "...given its age and the evolving needs of today's web,
NSS is now becoming long in the tooth and is effectively reaching its
end-of-life in terms of scalability and enterprise readiness," where is the
evidence? Has NSS had anywhere near the levels of adoption to declare it
isn't scalable?

John

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM Joshua Cornejo <josh@marketdata.md> wrote:

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> One of the many sites that evaluates programming performance:
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> https://strapi.io/blog/rust-vs-other-programming-languages-what-sets-rust-apart
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> And it is not just performance – it is type safety, memory safety, not
> interpreted, no garbage collection.
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> *From: *Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
> *Date: *Sunday, 30 March 2025 at 11:53
> *To: *Joshua Cornejo <josh@marketdata.md>
> *Cc: *public-solid <public-solid@w3.org>
> *Subject: *Re: Proposal for a New Hyper-Modern JavaScript Solid Server
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> ne 30. 3. 2025 v 11:05 odesílatel Joshua Cornejo <josh@marketdata.md>
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> Curious –
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> Is there any reason for preferring JavaScript and not enterprise-grade
> languages like Rust / Go / C++ / C#?
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> You will need 6x more servers (or be 6x slower like-to-like) compared to
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> [image: stackoverflow-rust-top-performing-languages.png]
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> Where is this chart from?
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> And (as an example) you could do Rust as the foundation and use
> https://boajs.dev to enable the JavaScript layer.
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> *From: *Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
> *Date: *Saturday, 29 March 2025 at 15:48
> *To: *public-solid <public-solid@w3.org>
> *Subject: *Proposal for a New Hyper-Modern JavaScript Solid Server
> *Resent-From: *<public-solid@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:48:02 +0000
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> Dear CG,
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> As we all know, Node Solid Server (NSS) was originally conceived over 10
> years ago and has been instrumental in pioneering the Solid ecosystem.
> However, given its age and the evolving needs of today's web, NSS is now
> becoming long in the tooth and is effectively reaching its end-of-life in
> terms of scalability and enterprise readiness.
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> Currently, alternatives such as CSS and Pivot, while commendable, also
> fall short when it comes to efficiently supporting thousands or even
> millions of users.
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> I am proposing a new, hyper-modern JavaScript Solid server that leverages
> the latest JavaScript tooling, minimalist architecture, and advanced
> performance optimization techniques. The goal is to achieve
> enterprise-grade scalability while strictly adhering to the Solid
> specification, passing all tests in the Solid test suite.
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> Key design points:
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>    - *Minimalistic architecture*: A lean, modular core that focuses
>    strictly on Solid specification compliance.
>    - *Modern JavaScript tooling*: Utilizing the latest frameworks and
>    runtime environments (e.g., native async/await, modern V8 optimizations,
>    optimized network I/O).
>    - *Performance-first approach*: Built from the ground up with
>    scalability and speed in mind, suitable for enterprise-grade applications
>    and high user volumes.
>    - *Pure JavaScript*: Targeted specifically for the JavaScript
>    ecosystem and developers who prefer a JavaScript-only environment.
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> I'm reaching out to gauge interest in this project. If this aligns with
> your interests or you have ideas and feedback, please share your thoughts.
> I'd also welcome collaborators interested in defining requirements,
> contributing to design decisions, or helping build an initial prototype.
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> Looking forward to your feedback and discussion!
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> Best Wishes
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> Melvin
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