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In previous chapters, we learned how to write programs by using different language constructs. Those programs run on one machine. But modern applications interact with many other external systems. These systems can be databases, SaaS applications, APIs, or other dependent programs that are running in different processes or sometimes on different machines. Therefore, we need to write programs to interact with external systems, and these interactions mainly happen over the computer network.
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Fernando, A., Warusawithana, L. (2020). Programming the Network. In: Beginning Ballerina Programming. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5139-3_8
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