Why HTTPS Is Faster Than HTTP - Deep Dive into Web Performance Optimization

This video delves into the surprising world of web performance. Discover why HTTPS actually outpaces HTTP, despite the additional encryption layer. We'll take you through the evolution of HTTP from its simple beginnings to the sophisticated mechanisms of HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 that power today's secure web.
Throughout this journey, we will dive into optimization techniques for a simple task like exchanging data. We will look into Keep-Alive, Persistent Connections, Multithreading, Multiplexing, HPACK, Priorities, Server Push, and TCP vs QUIC.
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🔍 Highlights:
00:08 HTTP vs HTTPS - Speed Test
01:46 HTTP 0.9 - The Beginning
02:23 HTTP 1.0 - Five Years Later
03:03 HTTP 1.1 - The Golden Standard
05:19 Head-Of-Line - The Head-of-Line Problem
06:20 HTTP 2 - Getting there...
08:04 HTTP 3 - Presence
09:00 HTTPS - Intertwined you said?
10:44 Summary - Did they lie?
🔗 Useful Links:
Check the speed comparison: www.httpvshttps.com (Firefox only)
Current usage for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3: w3techs.com/technologies/comp...

[@adamhorvath6649]

Well explained, thanks!

[@startinit_org]

Thanks for the encouraging comment.