A blog server
A blog server needs to respond in the same manner to network requests as any other web server so that it can be used by the existing clients. The main clients to the server will be web browsers, such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.
A blog server needs to run as a reliable application on different operating systems. Later in this chapter, we will take a look at how a Dart application can be deployed—helper applications and dependencies are required to achieve this.
Introducing the HTTP protocol
The HTTP protocol is straightforward and lightweight. Generally, a server responds to a request with a set of headers stating that the request was successful or not. It then sends the details of what it is going to send, and the content ...
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