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“The term “statelessness” is getting at the fact that the server doesn’t care what state the client is in.” quote by Leonard Richardson
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““The term “statelessness” is getting at the fact that the server doesn’t care what state the client is in.””

Leonard Richardson

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Source Talk: Web Architecture Conference, 2018

Statelessness means the server ignores client state, focusing on request data only.

In simple terms: Servers don’t track client state.

Key Takeaway

Design systems that don’t rely on client memory.

Themes

technology design web architecture

Mood

technical analytical

Type

educational explanatory

When to use this quote

  • API development
  • microservices
  • cloud computing

Key Concepts

stateless protocols REST

Questions to Reflect On

  • When is stateful design necessary?
  • How to handle session data?
A Different Perspective

Stateful needs can complicate scaling.

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