Backpressure Handling
In plain terms
Managing flow when consumers can't keep up with producers.
Going deeper
Backpressure handling slows or buffers producers when downstream is overwhelmed, preventing crashes and data loss. It keeps pipelines stable.
Under the hood
Strategies include buffering, dropping, and signaling upstream to slow down; core to reactive streams.
Examples
Reactive streams, message queues, flow control, streaming systems.
Think of it like...
Like a dam regulating water flow so the river downstream doesn't flood.