HTTP Graceful Shutdown | The Backend Engineering Show

In this episode, Hussein Nasser dives into why and how you should close HTTP connections gracefully—covering HTTP/1.1’s Connection header and HTTP/2’s GOAWAY frame, complete with timestamps for each segment (from “Why shutdown?” to “Summary”). He even breaks down the performance costs of HTTP/2 and links to Chromium’s socket pool manager code and bug reports for a deeper look.

Beyond the core topic, you’ll find a curated list of links to Hussein’s courses and resources: Node.js internals, backend troubleshooting, networking, databases, NGINX, Python, plus his podcast, YouTube membership perks and more to level up your backend engineering skills.

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