From 4b318e25833f657c90ab05835e76a43172ab7b14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clint Shryock Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 11:53:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README for shorter gem description Hoe parses out the `## Description` section for use in the gemspec description, which at present is very large and uses markdown that the gemspec / rubygems doesn't care about. This commit replaces the description with an abbreviated version, and puts the full description below a new header "built for speed and concurrency" --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7796eef6..f02eac05 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ ## Description +Puma is a simple, fast, threaded, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments. In order to get the best throughput, it is highly recommended that you use a Ruby implementation with real threads like Rubinius or JRuby. + +## Built For Speed & Concurrency + Puma is a simple, fast, and highly concurrent HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby web applications. It can be used with any application that supports Rack, and is considered the replacement for Webrick and Mongrel. It was designed to be the go-to server for [Rubinius](http://rubini.us), but also works well with JRuby and MRI. Puma is intended for use in both development and production environments. Under the hood, Puma processes requests using a C-optimized Ragel extension (inherited from Mongrel) that provides fast, accurate HTTP 1.1 protocol parsing in a portable way. Puma then serves the request in a thread from an internal thread pool (which you can control). This allows Puma to provide real concurrency for your web application!