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Forgotten Technologies: CGI

Inspired by the comments: people have a strong association between Perl as a language and CGI as a technology used in the early days of the web. It makes sense: at that time, Perl was one of the few w...
3 weeks ago ·
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· 113 · 3 · Den W.

From HTTP/1.1 to HTTP/3: How network protocols evolved

Network protocols are the rules by which devices communicate on a network. Thanks to them, data is sent and received without loss or distortion of information. For protocols to work, all participants...
11 December ·
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· 145 · 3 · Jacob Enderson

What Makes REST API Unique in Website Development?

APIs found an innovative way to interact between different sources and servers to represent them on websites and applications. These may include live news, updates and live broadcasts. These applications work by requesting a certain type of data from the source and receiving them to the backlog of...
24 October 2023 ·
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· 65 · Alex

What is a proxy and why is it needed?

Many services use personal data of users to improve the quality of their work. For this reason, in recent times, many have begun to look for all sorts of ways to remain anonymous. The most common way...
19 September 2022 ·
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· 69 · Alex

Chrome will start blocking file uploads via HTTP

Google has published a plan to add new mechanisms in Chrome to protect against unsafe file downloads. In Chrome 86, which is scheduled to be released on October 26th, all types of files will be upload...
08 February 2020 ·
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· 991 · Den W.

Why is HTTP Not Secure? HTTP vs. HTTPS

HTTPS is HTTP that includes encryption and verification. The sole difference between the two protocols is that HTTPS employs TLS (SSL) to encrypt and digitally sign standard HTTP requests and answers....
27 April ·
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· 34 · Digital Cappuccino