HTTP/1 should die; HTTP/2 can do everything HTTP/1 could, only faster

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Post by pgjones » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 1:50 PM UTC

HTTP/1 should die; HTTP/2 can do everything HTTP/1 could, only faster
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Post by est » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 1:55 PM UTC

but can h2 do websocket?

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Post by nickexyz » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 1:59 PM UTC

est wrote: post #2

but can h2 do websocket?

First sentence: "Recently WebSocket support has been added to HTTP/2 (in RFC 8441)"

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 1:59 PM UTC

est wrote: post #2

but can h2 do websocket?

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Post by mankyd » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:02 PM UTC

One important difference: HTTP/2 requires* encryption. This makes getting up and running for local development and small deployments more difficult.

* https://http2.github.io/faq/#does-http2-require-encryption "[...] currently no browser supports HTTP/2 unencrypted."

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:02 PM UTC

nickexyz wrote: post #3

est wrote: post #2

but can h2 do websocket?

First sentence: "Recently WebSocket support has been added to HTTP/2 (in RFC 8441)"

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Post by bpicolo » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:05 PM UTC

Aha, this article is by the creator of Quart[0]! I'm a big fan - one of my favorite new python packages. It's essentially a super zippy, flask-compatible asyncio python server. I switched a flask app over recently and saw an immediate 10-20x throughput gain (the app is entirely io-bound). pgjones was a pleasure to work with when I had a few issues and had to contribute a few compat fixes as well. Thanks for the awesome package!

[0]: https://gitlab.com/pgjones/quart/

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Post by pgjones » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:08 PM UTC

bpicolo wrote: post #7

Aha, this article is by the creator of Quart[0]! I'm a big fan - one of my favorite new python packages. It's essentially a super zippy, flask-compatible asyncio python server. I switched a flask app over recently and saw an immediate 10-20x throughput gain (the app is entirely io-bound). pgjones was a pleasure to work with when I had a few issues and had to contribute a few compat fixes as well. Thanks for the aweso…

Wow, any chance you could write up the throughput gain? It would be great to see some real production numbers.

Thanks for the comments.

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Post by the_other_guy » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:10 PM UTC

pathetic that you only make people pay attention using clickbaity and angry titles

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Post by pgjones » Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 2:12 PM UTC

the_other_guy wrote: post #9

pathetic that you only make people pay attention using clickbaity and angry titles

I think my articles in the past have been too dull; I think people would like to read something interesting and entertaining so I'm trying to improve in this regard. Was the article a good read or did the title put you off?