Reverse Proxy vs Proxy: What's the Actual Difference and When to Use Each? Alternatively: Reverse Prox

Kinda nerdy but here’s a niche use-case: reverse proxies for API gateways.

If you’re microservices-heavy, something like Kong or Apigee acts as a reverse proxy to route requests, handle auth, and throttle traffic.

Regular proxies? Yeah, they’re basically just a VPN-lite. Good for scraping or avoiding work filters (not that I’d know *cough*).