Figure 1: Example of a scalable web app design. Source: erwindev For every web application, one of the fundamental factors that decides its success is its ability to seamlessly and efficiently accommodate growth, or “scale”, accordingly with clients' requests. A scalable web application is a website that is able to handle an increase in users and load, whether in terms of a gradual or abrupt surge
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