SKILL: Networking (HTTP/HTTPS and Web Server) (Apprentice Developer)

[PRE-REQUISITES]

• None

[TOPICS]

• The HTTP Protocol
• URLs
• HTTP Connections
• Core Web Server Architectures
• Security
• HTTP Client Requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
• HTTP Server Responses
• Media Types
• Cookies

[RESOURCES]

• HTTP: Pocket Reference (O’Reilly) - all the above topics apart from “Core Web Server Architectures” are covered quickly in sections “HTTP Transactions”, “Client Methods”, “Server Response Codes”, “Headers”, “Media Types”, “Cookies”, and “Authorization”.
• HTTP: The Definitive Guide - all topics are covered in depth and much more. You can ignore (for now) sections on “Proxies”, “Caching”, “Integration Points”, “Web Robots”, “HTTP-NG”, “Internationalisation”, “Web Hosting”, “Publishing Systems”, “Redirection and Load Balancing”, and “Logging and Usage Tracking”.

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