Visual Studio Magazine

HTTP Basics for REST-Based App Development

While typing in a URL and pressing Enter inside a browser is effortless, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes. In this article, I'll review some of the basics of HTTP and show how they're ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Back to Basics: HTTP Streaming

"Back to Basics" is a new StreamingMedia.com column that will feature articles from various authors attempting to clarify and analyze common—and sometimes commonly misunderstood—topics in the online ...
Visual Studio Magazine

HTTP Basics for REST-Based App Development

There are two main HTTP protocols: Version 1.0 and Version 1.1. I could spend an entire article going over the differences between the two. For brevity's sake, the key takeaway is that HTTP 1.1 was ...