[aikah]

> If you just want reverse-proxying, you can choose between the simplicity of Caddy or the power of Nginx (or Apache). Why would I want to run a JS app (that I know will be less performant) to do that?

The same reason you'd use Caddy over Nginx or Apache, why use the former over the the latter when the latter already exist and are faster? Because someone who knows Go but not C can customize its codebase, just like someone who knows JS but not C or Go can modify Redbird's.

If Node.js is good enough to build and run servers then it's good enough to build reverse proxies.

[wedowhatwedo]

I have used apache since version 1.0 came out. I have never needed to modify the code.

If you use this logic, you would not be able to run Linux because it is written in C, correct?

[tree_of_item]

No, not correct. Why do you think it's okay to immediately jump to an absurd conclusion?

There's value in being able to modify the software you're using. That doesn't mean you throw out absolutely everything every single time you want to appreciate that value.