In this Backend Engineering Show episode, Hussein walks you through why you’d ever want to close an HTTP connection “nicely” (think: preventing errors, bad actors or wasted resources) and how to do it in both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2. You’ll get the low-down on the classic Connection header trick in 1.1, plus an intro to the more sophisticated GOAWAY frame in HTTP/2.
Along the way, he breaks down the costs and trade-offs of each approach, drops real-world Chromium code pointers, and wraps it all up with practical tips for cleaning up pending requests before you pull the plug. Whether you’re tuning a Node.js server or just curious about how browsers manage sockets under the hood, this one’s worth a watch.
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