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Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Sams (27 Mar 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0672324547
ISBN-13: 978-0672324543
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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HTTP is the protocol that powers the Web. As Web applications become more sophisticated, and as emerging technologies continue to rely heavily on HTTP, understanding this protocol is becoming more and more essential for professional Web developers. By learning HTTP protocol, Web developers gain a deeper understanding of the Web's architecture and can create even better Web applications that are more reliable, faster, and more secure.

The HTTP Developer's Handbook is written specifically for Web developers. It begins by introducing the protocol and explaining it in a straightforward manner. It then illustrates how to leverage this information to improve applications. Extensive information and examples are given covering a wide variety of issues, such as state and session management, caching, SSL, software architecture, and application security.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what it sets out to be, 27 Aug 2004

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I really wouldnt call this book a developers handbook. Its more of a simplistic detailing of features. There isnt really any advice on what to use and when. It doesnt really touch on the differences between http version 0.9, 1.0 and 1.1 - which is a must for any http reference.
If your looking for any code examples for developing web servers or proxy servers, you wont find any here.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good for web developers, not as a general reference, 7 Sep 2009

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The book is good if you are a web developer and want an overview of the way HTTP works. The parts of HTTP which are more relevant for web applications (such as cookies) are discussed in detail with plenty of examples.

However, the book is not well suited as a complete reference for HTTP, since other parts of the protocol (such as cache control directives) are explained in a way which I find very confusing, and without any reference to the way they are implemented in the "real" world. For example, the book explains the directive max-age but it does not say that it is used by Firefox (and probably other browsers) when the reload button is hit. It explains the Accept-xxxx headers, but it does not say how to use them (only for the Accept-Language header it mentions the negotiation module of the Apache web server).

Another problem is that some things are wrong (all the examples of the Range header, the explanation of the Digest authentication algorithm when qop is auth).

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