HTTP/2 development: A hands-on approach
HTTP/2 (or H2, as the cool kids call it) has been ratified for months, and browsers already support it. But do the exciting features that HTTP/2 offers meet expectations? Frederik Deweerdt explores how HTTP/2 fares in the real world, how browser behavior is changing to accommodate new server-side functionality, and how you can get the most of the new protocol everybodys talking about.
| Talk Title | HTTP/2 development: A hands-on approach |
| Speakers | Frederik Deweerdt (Fastly) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Velocity Conference |
| Conf Tag | Build Resilient Distributed Systems |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | October 18-20, 2017 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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HTTP/2 (or H2, as the cool kids call it) has been ratified for months, and browsers already support it. But do the exciting features that HTTP/2 offers meet expectations? Frederik Deweerdt explores how HTTP/2 fares in the real world, how browser behavior is changing to accommodate new server-side functionality, and how you can get the most of the new protocol everybody’s talking about. Frederik starts with an introduction to HTTP/2, explaining how it differs from the current web standard before introducing H2O, a fast and hackable HTTP/2 library he comaintains, and demonstrates how to use browser and command-line tooling for making and profiling HTTP/2 requests. You’ll then use this knowledge to build a simple yet high-throughput HTTP/2 server and client.
