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Actix Web avoids heavy macros that obfuscate control flow. Everything is explicit, compile-time verified, and leverages standard Rust futures.
use actix_web::{get, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer, Responder};
#[get("/")]
async fn index() -> impl Responder {
HttpResponse::Ok().json(serde_json::json!({
"status": "online",
"framework": "Actix Web 4.x",
"speed": "blazing",
"memory_usage": "< 15 MB"
}))
}
#[actix_web::main]
async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
println!("🚀 Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8080");
HttpServer::new(|| {
App::new().service(index)
})
.bind(("127.0.0.1", 8080))?
.run()
.await
}From foundational networking to enterprise production Kubernetes deployments.
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