Learn the HTTP Protocol in Go
Build HTTP yourself so requests, responses, headers, and status codes stop feeling like magic.
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ThePrimeagen
ThePrimeagen spent 10 years at Netflix writing performance critical software. He has become deeply passionate about building developer tools and teaching others how to use them. He only codes in NeoVim, uses a split keyboard, and rebases his Git branches. And yes, he has a beautiful wife and children.
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What will you learn?
The web is built on HTTP, and there's no better way to understand how something works than to implement it yourself. In this course, we'll learn the nitty-gritty details of the HTTP/1.1 protocol, and as we do so we'll actually build our own HTTP server from scratch in Go. By the end, you'll have a deep understanding of how web transport works.
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Particularly harder than other Go classes in Boot.dev. I felt ambivalent between feeling improved and feeling miserable. Prolly it's my skill issue. I think I can write 40 percent on my own without any guidance. (This is the part I felt worse) But, at the same time I now can implement struct, interfaces, using byte buffer to catch streaming data until it is done, using bytes.Index to find the registered nurse, and slide the window a bit to read more parts. (This is the part I felt improved).
Harim Yoo
South Korea
Just amazing. Learned a ton of stuff
Senanga Privuta
Thailand
This one was really tough. ThePrimeagen is trully a level above us mere mortals and it shows. That said it was quite rewarding to finally finish it without using any seer stones, just with help from good, old Boots and Google.
Panagiotis Grigorakis
Dusseldorf
Best HTTP Introductory couse ever!!!
Abdullah Yousuf
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hey Mom! I'm an HTTP streamer now! Great course, by the way. An absolute must on this platform.
Dorf
Dundee, Scotland
woosh bytes be byting
Anthony Tobi
Lithuania
I love it.
Ankit Patel
India
Best course so far. Started with not knowing anything but ending with a lot of confidence.
Harsha Vardhan Mirthinti
Tempe, USA
Great course! Very challenging, and worth it!
Mark R. Baker
North Saanich, BC, Canada
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