This article serves as a thorough reference for engineers building high-performance servers, covering five essential concurrency models: Reactor, Proactor, half-sync/half-async, leader/follower, and finite state machines. It places special emphasis on the master-slave Reactor pattern, explaining its architecture and benefits for scalable I/O handling. The content integrates Linux server development standards with practical engineering considerations, making it valuable for both learning and real-world application. While the patterns are well-established, the article's structured presentation and focus on engineering practice make it a useful evergreen resource for backend engineers and systems programmers looking to solidify their understanding of server concurrency.
A comprehensive guide to five classic concurrency patterns for Linux server development, including Reactor, Proactor, and finite state machines.