Unlocking asyncio: Nginx, Redis, and epoll under the hood

Ever wondered how Nginx, Redis, and Python's asyncio handle thousands of requests per second? What does await actually do under the hood? The answer is epoll — a Linux syscall. And I built it from scratch to understand it. Raw Python. No frameworks. 52,000 requests/second. Just published my first ever technical article breaking down exactly how it works — the concepts, the code, the real benchmark numbers, and every bug I hit along the way. If you've ever used asyncio and wondered what's actually happening underneath — this one's for you. Link in the comments 👇 #Python #Linux #Backend #SystemsProgramming #SoftwareEngineering

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