Chapter 6. Request Processing
For n-tier Web applications, the request processor plays a key role in the client/ server exchange. It acts as the intermediary between the two and thus has a major influence on performance and scalability. No matter how well designed and well oiled the server side of the equation is, a slow or less-than-scalable client request handler will reflect poorly on the whole application.
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