HTTP Developer’s Handbook

Improving Performance

Performance is always a major concern for everyone involved in deploying Web content. The business needs driving development are often dependent on an efficient and robust implementation, and everyone involved in creating, deploying, and maintaining the application is responsible for meeting these needs.

Many improvements have been made to HTTP that enhance the performance and efficiency of the Web’s infrastructure. Every unique application will benefit from a different set of ideas, but without knowing which types of methods are available for increasing performance and which situations are appropriate for using these methods, you will find it difficult to achieve your goals. Chapter 14 provides additional information concerning ...