← Graph

The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App

resource 4 connections

Article by Jean Boussier that Sharon Rosner recommends to the audience. Argues in detail that mature Rails applications actually do large amounts of CPU-bound work — object allocation, data copying, template rendering — rather than being purely IO-bound, tempering the gains any pure fiber/io_uring scheduler can deliver in practice.

type
article
resource The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App
about
Argues real Rails apps are more CPU-bound than commonly assumed.
about
The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App resource
Points readers to Jean Boussier's article.
person Jean Boussier
authored
The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App resource
Jean Boussier wrote the article.
person Sharon Rosner
recommends
The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App resource
Sharon recommends the article for its detailed discussion of CPU-bound work in real Rails apps.

Provenance