HTTP/2 in Action

by Barry Pollard

SummaryHTTP/2 in Action is a complete guide to HTTP/2, one of the core protocols of the web. Because HTTP/2 has been designed to be easy to transition to, including keeping it backwards compatible, adoption is rapid and expected to increase over the next few years. Concentrating on practical matters, this interesting book presents key HTTP/2 concepts such as frames, streams, and multiplexing and explores how they affect the performance and behavior of your websites.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the TechnologyHTTP—Hypertext Transfer Protocol—is the standard for exchanging messages between websites and browsers. And after 20 years, it's gotten a much-needed upgrade. With support for streams, server push, header compression, and prioritization, HTTP/2 delivers vast improvements in speed, security, and efficiency.About the BookHTTP/2 in Action teaches you everything you need to know to use HTTP/2 effectively. You'll learn how to optimize web performance with new features like frames, multiplexing, and push. You'll also explore real-world examples on advanced topics like flow control and dependencies. With ready-to-implement tips and best practices, this practical guide is sure to get you—and your websites—up to speed!What's InsideHTTP/2 for web developersUpgrading and troubleshootingReal-world examples and case studiesQUIC and HTTP/3About the ReaderWritten for web developers and site administrators.About the AuthorsBarry Pollard is a professional developer with two decades of experience developing, supporting, and tuning software and infrastructure.Table of ContentsPART 1 MOVING TO HTTP/2Web technologies and HTTPThe road to HTTP/2 Upgrading to HTTP/2PART 2 USING HTTP/2HTTP/2 protocol basicsImplementing HTTP/2 pushOptimizing for HTTP/2PART 3 ADVANCED HTTP/2Advanced HTTP/2 conceptsHPACK header compressionPART 4 THE FUTURE OF HTTPTCP, QUIC, and HTTP/3Where HTTP goes from here

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Technology, Software

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 16, 2019

Reviews

[Eugene Safronov · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is relatively easy to read. Author provides weighted overview of the h2 protocol with all of it's strength and weaknesses.
I found chapter 6 "Optimizing for h2" the most valuable part for me. Though I expected more in depth review in "Advanced h2 concepts" chapter.
Overall I would recommend the book if you need good understanding of the protocol inner workings.

[Hovhannes Gulyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took me a while to finally come back and write a review.

Overall I have enjoyed it a lot and can recommend it to any technical person who does doing web development or wants to understand the web better.

There is good balance of history of HTTP protocol, practical tip, tools recommendations and deep dive into the HTTP/2 protocol.

Though it's hard to asses how this knowledge can be used by a regular software developer, it helps to become a better specialist having deeper understanding of how technologies/protocols work.

In the case of HTTP/2 in Action it gave a better understanding of what happens on the client side when a user goes to your website, then how it reaches the server (CDN, DNS, reverse proxies, etc.) and finally how to configure your server for the best performance and security.

[Farhad Naeem · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a book! what an in-depth book! Loved the way the writer set the journey

[Petru Cervac · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great introduction to HTTP/2 and beyond

[Anh Tran · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tuần này, tôi mò mẫm đọc về gRPC và vô tình thấy một bài viết ngắn của Manning. Sau một hồi đọc thì tôi hoàn toàn bị cuốn vào những thứ ma thuật mà http/2 mang lại. Đó là lý do tôi bắt đầu đọc cuốn sách này.

--- Cập nhật sau khi đọc xong vào 3/2023 ---

Như những cuốn sách lập trình khác thì có những đoạn rất hay xen kẽ với một vài đoạn đọc khá buồn ngủ về chuyện bên lề về lịch sử ra đời. Những phần thú vị như đề cập tới các thuật toán mã hoá trong HTTP thì tác giả chỉ nhắc tới thoáng qua. Tôi kỳ vọng sách sẽ nói sâu hơn về phần này và cắt bớt mấy phần lịch sử dài dòng như rủ ngủ đi.

Để tiện tra cứu và hiểu thông tin tốt hơn, tôi có viết một ghi chú ngắn gọn về sự liên quan giữa các phiên bản HTTP từ http/0.9 cho tới http/3. Bạn đọc có thể tham khảo ở link này:
https://japananh.notion.site/HTTP-2-i...