Rust FastCGI vs. Embedded Web Server: A Tale of Two Approaches

This post details an experiment comparing a FastCGI server written in Rust with a simpler embedded web server using the Tide framework. While the author found FastCGI might offer advantages for scripted languages needing performance or security improvements in handling HTTP requests, the ease of use and efficiency of Tide for simple Rust HTTP servers proved compelling. The conclusion: for most use cases, embedded web servers win out over the complexity of FastCGI.