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EGarrulo writes:
> This may seem a dumb question, but the documentation of AWS states
> that "AWS is not a Web Server like IIS or Apache, it is a component to
> embedded HTTP protocol in an application."  On the other hand, the Gem
> #29 says that "Common usages [for AWS] are: - To develop a full Web
> application."  Hence, can you employ AWS to develop a Web application
> that faces the Internet, or not?  Any direct experiences and/or
> recommendations?  Thank you.

AWS is *part* of a web server.  You can use AWS to write a full
internet-facing web application; in this case AWS is embedded (or
dynamically linked) into your program and your program *is* the web
server.

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Ludovic Brenta.