PRESENTATION: The Hidden Gems in HTTP (Ben Ramsey)

200, 404, 302. Is it a lock combination? A phone number? No, they're HTTP status codes! As we develop Web applications, we encounter these status codes and others, and often we make decisions about which ones to return without giving much thought to their meaning or context. It's time to take a deeper look at HTTP. Knowing the methods, headers, and status codes, what they mean, and how to use them can help you develop richer Internet applications. Join Ben Ramsey as he takes you on a journey through RFC 2616 to discover some of the gems of HTTP.

This is an expanded version of a talk Ben gave at CodeWorks 2009, so be sure to come early. We'll be starting promptly at 7:00 PM so we don't run out of time.