Dev Related on HTTP/2

[dshaw]

Title

Always Forward with dshaw: Dev Related on HTTP/2

Topic

HTTP/2, the artist formerly known as SPDY, is now available in Node.js in the latest versions (9, 10). We'll explore with our esteemed panelists the impact and potential of native HTTP/2 support.

Participant(s)

• Anatoli Papirovski - @apapirovski
• Anna Henningsen - @addaleax
• James Snell - @jasnell
• Tara Manicsic - @tzmanics - Guest Host

Schedule

Tuesday, SEP 11, 2018 at 10am PT on Crowdcast.

Agenda

Panelist Intros ~:00

Part I: The Journey to HTTP/2 ~:05

• What is history of HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 (James)
• Implementation from HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 (Anna)
• The path to passing tests in HTTP/2 (Anatoli)

Sponsor Spot ~:20

Part II: The Dev’s Journey to HTTP/2 ~:22

• What is the best way for users to transition to HTTP/2?
• What about the compatibility mode? (Anatoli)
• What parts of the new API are you most excited for Dev’s to take advantage of?
• What performance improvements are most worth noting?

Part III: What’s Next & Audience Questions ~:37

• What improvements would you like to see next?
• What is the special API to deal with files and how can it be improved in time? (Anna)
• <Audience questions & any questions from Twitter>

Sponsor Spot ~:52

Panelist Picks or Shoutouts ~:54

Optional Topics

• How does server push work?
• What capabilities do multiplexing and push streams bring to Node?

Transcript

Not available

Link(s)

Meta

dshawaf #AlwaysForward #nodejs

[addaleax]

Yay! I should have better availability this time than for the last invitation – sorry again for that.

If you’re looking at core devs to talk to, https://github.com/apapirovski is another excellent choice (the most active dev in the area over the last 3 months).

[jasnell]

Works for me! When you thinking?

[tzmanics]

@jasnell this episode would be on Tuesday Sept 11 at 10a ET

[dshaw]

@apapirovski Would you like to join us?

[apapirovski]

@dshaw would love to.