Course outline for HTTP/2, REST and AJAX
TechnologyHTTP/2, REST and AJAXDuration
* 3-5 days
LevelPrerequisites listed
About HTTP/2, REST and AJAX
Pre-requisites
- Participants must have a basic knowledge of HTTP and Web Application Development
Lab Setup
- Hardware Configuration - Participants must have access to a system with the following hardware configuration:
- 2GB of free RAM, 20GB of free disk space and full network connectivity
- Software Configuration
- Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 Desktop Edition (sudo/root access required)
How we train
Online training for HTTP/2, REST and AJAX
- Instructor-led live cohorts
- Self-paced learning with expert coaches
- 24x7 cloud labs with end-to-end examples
All sessions are 100% hands-on. Labs and activities are derived from real-world work our engineers deliver.
Classroom training
Available for corporate teams in:
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Delhi/Gurgaon/NCR
- Pune
Note: Classroom training is for corporate clients only.
Self-paced hands-on sessions are delivered via VirtualCoach.
Detailed Course Outline
Hands-onIntroduction to HTTP
- Introduction to Networking, TCP/IP and Application Layer Protocols
- History of HTTP/1.x
- How HTTP/1.x works
- Request/Response cycle
HTTP/1.x Hacks to Achieve Web Scale
- Combining JS/CSS
- Image sprites
- Multiple connections per origin
- Server Push patterns
- Websockets
Introduction to REST
- What is a Resource?
- Resource Representations
- Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
- How HTTP methods work (a REST explanation)
- Designing RESTful APIs and Apps
XMLHttpRequest and AJAX
- World before AJAX
- History of AJAX and Single Page Applications
- Cross browser issues and HTML5
- Applications Today
- History APIs
- Hacks to overcome cross-origin issues - JSONP, postMessage etc
Introduction to HTTP/2
- What’s wrong with HTTP/1.x?
- SPDY and the History of HTTP/2
Main HTTP/2 Features
- A binary protocol
- Request and response multiplexing
- Single connection per origin
- Flow control
- Server push
- Best practices of HTTP/1.x – anti patterns in HTTP/2?
HTTP/2 Tools
- Getting started with HTTP/2
- Browser compatibility
- Using with Apache2
- Caddy server
- Debugging with Chrome Developer Tools
- Client tooling – curl
- Integrating with SSL