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Nagle's algorithm - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay, so can you explain?

[–] BB_C@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

I specifically mentioned HTTP/2 because it should have been easy for everyone to both test and find the relevant info.

But anyway, here is a short explanation, and the curl-library thread where the issue was first encountered.

You should also find plenty of blog posts where "unexplainable delay"/"unexplainable slowness"/"something is stuck" is in the premise, and then after a lot of story development and "suspense", the big reveal comes that it was Nagle's fault.

As with many things TCP. A technique that may have been useful once, ends up proving to be counterproductive when used with modern protocols, workflows, and networks.