Hands-On Reactive Programming with Python

What is a reverse proxy?

Consider a typical design of a web application where some parts are running on the backend side, and some on the client side. This system is composed of the following:

• A web application running on a client device (a PC or a smartphone)
• Several features running on the backend side, and an HTTP server hosting static files

Depending on the complexity of the system, the backend part can be implemented either as a unique service or as several services. Using a unique service was the dominant design in the early 2000s. However in practice, splitting them into multiple independent services has many benefits. The main one is the fact that these components can be operated independently. They can also be written in different ...