HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the backbone of the web, allowing your browser to GET and POST data to servers. It's not exactly cutting edge these days, but it gets the job done - kind of like that legacy system you're forced to maintain because the company is too cheap to upgrade.

How to use it in a sentence

• I was debugging this new feature and realized the frontend was sending the wrong HTTP method in the API request. Another day, another facepalm moment courtesy of the junior devs.

• Sarah from marketing asked me to explain how HTTP works, but I told her I was too busy refactoring our build pipeline to give a crash course in web protocols. Maybe she should try asking ChatGPT instead.

If you actually want to learn more...

• An overview of HTTP - MDN Web Docs breaks down the basics of HTTP requests, responses, and methods. A decent starting point if you're new to web development.

• HTTP Caching - web.dev dives into the wonderful world of HTTP caching headers. Learn how to make your web app slightly less sluggish by caching responses on the client side.

• HTTP/3 explained - Stay ahead of the curve and impress your coworkers by casually mentioning HTTP/3 and QUIC. Just don't ask me to implement it anytime soon.

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