Chapter 2. HTTP: You are the client, and you are the boss
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the “language” in which the client and the server of a web application speak to each other. It was initially defined in 1996[1], and the simplicity and versatility of its design are, to an extent, responsible for the success and expansion of the web and the Internet as a whole.
Although it is still valid in traditional web scenarios, there are others, such as real-time applications or services, for which it is quite limited.
HTTP operations
An HTTP operation is based on a request-response schema, which is always started by the client. This procedure is often referred to as the pull model: When a client needs to access a resource hosted by a server, it ...
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