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Also, you should study up on TCP/IP networking. You should be able to telnet to an HTTP server and write out a correct request by hand and have it work.
by belfalas 4y ago
Also, you should study up on TCP/IP networking. You should be able to telnet to an HTTP server and write out a correct request by hand and have it work.
- twawaaay 4y agoConnecting to FTP server with telnet left as exercise for the reader... :)
- intelVISA 4y agoOh you tease, TCP/IP is more than just \r\n and HTTP/1.1! We need at least 21 libraries for that!
- belfalas 4y agoHaha yes, for sure. I mean that it’s good to understand that HTTP is built on top of other things. I can’t tell you how valuable it’s been at times to understand how packets flow over a network. When ECONNREFUSED first rears its ugly head many developers tremble. Over time you learn it’s just a slog of debugging. Emotional control while programming is invaluable.