Software Developer's Guide to HTTP

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HTTP is the protocol that enables us to buy microwave ovens from Amazon.com, reunite with an old friend in a Facebook chat, and watch funny cat videos on YouTube. HTTP is the protocol behind the World Wide Web. It allows a web server from a datacenter in the United States to ship information to an Internet Café in Australia, where a young student can read a web page describing the Ming dynasty in China.

In this series of articles, we'll look at HTTP from a software developer's perspective. Having a solid understanding of HTTP can help you write better web applications and web services. It can also help you debug applications and services when things go wrong. We'll be covering all the basics including resources, messages, connections, and security as it relates to HTTP.

1) Resources, http://odetocode.com/Articles/741.aspx

2) Messages, http://odetocode.com/Articles/742.aspx

3) Connections, http://odetocode.com/Articles/743.aspx

4) Web Architecture, http://odetocode.com/Articles/744.aspx

5) State & Security, http://odetocode.com/Articles/745.aspx