Hussein Nasser: HTTP Graceful shutdown | The Backend Engineering Show

In this episode of the Backend Engineering Show, Hussein Nasser breaks down why you might need to shut down HTTP connections gracefully and how to do it right. He walks you through HTTP/1.1’s Connection header approach, dives into HTTP/2’s GOAWAY frame, and explains the trade-offs that keep your clients happy and your resources freed without surprise errors.

You’ll also get handy timestamps, links to Chromium’s socket pool code and issue trackers, plus a smorgasbord of courses (Node.js internals, NGINX, networking, databases, Python, and more). If you like what you see, there’s even a coffee link, membership perks, and bonus content to keep your backend skills sharp.

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