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micro_httpd

15th February 2003

micro_httpd is a very small Unix-based HTTP server—so small in fact that it is implemented in just 150 lines of C. From the perspective of a relative C newbie the code makes fun reading.

Posted 15th February 2003 at 11:37 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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