Solid breakdown of proxies, especially the waiter analogy for reverse proxies. The way that maps to actul production systems (like CDNs being distributed reverse proxies) really clarified something I've dealt with but never fully thought through. In my experience working with API gateways, I noticed how they handle rate limting before requests hit backend services, but seeing that as fundamentaly a 'shielding' mechanism makes it click way better.
Solid breakdown of proxies, especially the waiter analogy for reverse proxies. The way that maps to actul production systems (like CDNs being distributed reverse proxies) really clarified something I've dealt with but never fully thought through. In my experience working with API gateways, I noticed how they handle rate limting before requests hit backend services, but seeing that as fundamentaly a 'shielding' mechanism makes it click way better.
Hey thanks