There are two main HTTP protocols: Version 1.0 and Version 1.1. I could spend an entire article going over the differences between the two. For brevity's sake, the key takeaway is that HTTP 1.1 was ...

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The HTTP-over-QUIC experimental protocol will be renamed to HTTP/3 and is expected to become the third official version of the HTTP protocol, officials at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ...

When it comes to speeding up Web traffic over the Internet, sometimes too much of a good thing may not be such a good thing at all. The Internet Engineering Task Force is putting the final touches on ...

While typing in a URL and pressing Enter inside a browser is effortless, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes. In this article, I'll review some of the basics of HTTP and show how they're ...

The HTTP/2 protocol will speed Web delivery, though it also may put more strain on Web servers as a result When it comes to speeding up Web traffic over the Internet, sometimes too much of a good ...