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HTTP Book Recommendation? [closed]

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The more I see and use REST, the more it seems to be a re-iteration of the ideas behind HTTP. There are many books that talk about REST - what about HTTP?

What's the best book on the ideas and technical details behind HTTP itself?

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Rich Apodaca Avatar asked Jun 03 '09 05:06

Rich Apodaca


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HTTP: The Definitive Guide

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Jonas Avatar answered Jan 05 '23 07:01

Jonas


RESTful Web Services

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TStamper Avatar answered Jan 05 '23 05:01

TStamper


I recommend reading the RFC specification documents. They are well written, and the books are usually just glosses on them.

(Sir) Tim Berners-Lee wrote the original RFC 1945 HTTP/1.0 document. Skip the more esoteric sections at first reading.

The protocol is now on version HTTP/1.1.

In the time it would take you to read a book, you can read the RFCs three or four times, about what it takes to get a good grasp of them. :-)

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Greg Avatar answered Jan 05 '23 06:01

Greg