After 16 years of solid use, the HTTP protocol finally got a major update this year. HTTP is the standard that defines how computers communicate over the Internet, and had not changed since 1999. The modern web, however, has become much more complex and HTTP/2 helps to address this brave new world.
HTTP/2 is designed to make web pages load faster, but does it live up to the hype? Do you need to change your web applications to embrace the new standard? How can you get started with testing and deploying HTTP/2 today?
What’s different in HTTP/2
How the new protocol can help improve performance
How NGINX and NGINX Plus support HTTP/2
What you can do to start testing and using HTTP/2
Faisal Memon
Software Engineer
Floyd Smith
Director of Content Marketing