In the world of the web, everyone is either writing or looking for a web application. As demand increases, every web application needs to be able to serve more requests—sometimes thousands of requests a day. Applications should therefore be written to handle this huge requests.
Say, as an example, that you are part of a development and support team that is responsible for developing the company's flagship product, FlixOne Store. This product is popular and gains traction, leading to your e-commerce website (FlixOne) being inundated with consumer traffic. The payment service in your system is slow, which has almost brought the whole thing down, causing you to lose customers. Although this is an imaginary scenario, it can happen in real life and can lead to a loss of business. To avoid such a scenario, you should...
