HTTP Graceful shutdown dives into why your backend might need to close connections cleanly—whether to dodge bad actors, avoid weird resource leaks or just keep things tidy. Hussein breaks down the nuts and bolts in HTTP/1.1 using the Connection header and in HTTP/2 with the GOAWAY frame, showing you exactly how to wrap up pending requests without leaving anyone hanging.
In just 25 minutes you’ll get a step-by-step tour: why graceful shutdown matters, the trade-offs in HTTP/2, real-world Chromium code snippets and handy links to level up your backend engineering game.
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