Networking & Protocols

How data moves between client and server, and the caching model at the transport layer.

Part: 00 · Foundations · Priority: Critical

Taxonomy

Second-level groups and their articles. Each article is a standalone entry following the template; its filename is the kebab-case form of the title.

HTTP

• HTTP/1.1 Semantics
• HTTP/2 Multiplexing
• HTTP/3 & QUIC
• Methods, Status Codes & Headers

Transport Caching

• The HTTP Cache
• Cache-Control & Validators (ETag)
• CDN Caching Model
• Vary & Cache Keys

Connection & Latency

• Connection Lifecycle (DNS, TLS)
• Latency, Bandwidth & RTT
• Preconnect & Priority Hints

Real-Time Protocols

• WebSocket
• Server-Sent Events
• WebRTC & Data Channels
• Long Polling & Fallbacks

Data Formats

• JSON & Streaming JSON
• Binary Formats (Protobuf, MessagePack)
• Multipart & Form Encoding
• Transport Compression (gzip, brotli)

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