Pradeep K. Pant Blog

High time to upgrade to HTTP/2

Request multiplexing over a single TCP connection is the most advanced feature of HTTP/2 protocol over HTTP/1.1.

The image below perfectly shows this ..

Source: https://medium.com/@factoryhr/http-2-the-difference-between-http-1-1-benefits-and-how-to-use-it-38094fa0e95b

See below some of the good resources to learn the difference between HTTP/1.1 and newer HTTP/2.

• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/http-1-1-vs-http-2-what-s-the-differenc
• https://medium.com/@factoryhr/http-2-the-difference-between-http-1-1-benefits-and-how-to-use-it-38094fa0e95b
• https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/http2
• https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7540.html

HTTP/2 is still only have 1/3rd of market share so time to upgrade.

btw I am also lagging behind in upgrading my legacy HTTP/1.1 systems to HTTP/2.

Happy upgrading!