Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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Async

Infrastructure

Started now, finished later.

Work that does not block the thing that requested it. The caller gets an acknowledgement rather than a result, and finds out the outcome some other way.

Edge

Infrastructure

Running code in many locations near users.

Executing in whichever of many worldwide locations is closest to the visitor. A large win for work needing no central data, and a trap for work that queries a database in one region.