Learn HTTP
An interactive online course
Learn the backbone of the modern web: HTTP network communications. You will be writing real HTTP requests in JavaScript, then parsing and displaying the responses. Each challenge in this course is part of a larger application so that you will understand how HTTP is used in the real world.
14 Hours
of material
88 challenges
and quizzes
Certificate
of completion
A key part of the
back-end career path
Avoid tutorial hell
by writing a ton of code
Learn flexibly online
without interrupting your life
What will you learn?
Chapter list
1
Why HTTP?
Learn about HTTP and how it powers the majority of web communication
2
DNS
Learn about domain names and how they map human-readable names to physical servers
3
URIs
Understand URIs and URLs at a deeper level
4
Async
Practice writing asynchronous JavaScript, get a feel for concurrent programming
5
Errors
Learn how to handle errors in JavaScript
6
Headers
Practice adding custom headers to HTTP requests and learn about authorization
7
JSON
Learn one of the most popular data formatting notations in the programming world
8
Methods
Learn about GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests
9
Paths
Learn how URL paths and query parameters relate to typical HTTP requests
10
HTTPS
Learn how to encrypt HTTP requests and keep them secure
