Chapter 18. Spring Web Flow

When we go back a couple of decades and think about the beginnings of the World Wide Web, we realize how much—and at the same time how little—has changed. Some things have changed a great deal: the number of people using the Web; its availability, accessibility, and speed; and of course the range of services on offer. If you never enjoyed the dissonant sounds of a modem, you can't fully appreciate the ease with which we now watch high-quality videos via mobile broadband, fiber optic cable, and the like.

The vast increases in the number of users, performance, and services have also had a great influence on the development of the Web as we know it today. Changes to a system introduce new requirements that usually lead ...

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