The Middleware Optimization Trick That Made My Node.js Server 40% Faster
Have you ever been in this situation: your Node.js server is getting slower and slower, users are complaining about page lag, but you don’t want to undertake a massive rewrite of your entire project? Don’t panic! Today I’m sharing a “lazy but effective” optimization approach—middleware refactoring. Using this method, my server performance improved by 40%, and the code became cleaner too. What is Middleware? Let’s Get This Concept Clear First Simply put, middleware is like a restaurant server. You order a dish (make a request), the kitchen prepares it (processing logic), but before the dish reaches your table, the server has to do many things: ...