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> I’m wondering if the design space for new protocols should really be constrained to layers on top of HTTP. Absolutely yes, IMO. This significantly eases web
by solarkraft 1y ago
> I’m wondering if the design space for new protocols should really be constrained to layers on top of HTTP.
Absolutely yes, IMO. This significantly eases web client development.
- lxgr 1y agoNot being tied to well-known port numbers, and by extension a single service per IP address, is also great.
- solarkraft 1y agoYou can run HTTPS on any port.
- lxgr 1y agoMy argument was in favor of layering protocols on top of HTTP(S), which allows hosting an unlimited number of instances of servers for the same protocol on the same IP without having to somehow agree on using a non-standard port.