It's time to start treating SSL/TLS as a critical performance layer. The old "set it and forget it" mentality means ignoring the hidden "performance tax" on your CPU with every TLS handshake. Read Ron Northcutt's analysis on @thenewstack.io ⤵️ thenewstack.io/why-your-app... @rlnorthcutt.bsky.social
Why Your App’s Biggest Performance Bottleneck Might Be SSL/TLS
Every new secure connection incurs a cost, and across a busy system with many short-lived connections, they add up fast — both in latency and in CPU load.
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