Could somebody give me a brief overview of the differences between HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1? I’ve spent some time with both of the RFCs, but haven’t been able to pull out a lot of difference between them. Wikipedia says this:
HTTP/1.1 (1997-1999)
Current version; persistent connections enabled by default and works well with proxies. Also supports request pipelining, allowing multiple requests to be sent at the same time, allowing the server to prepare for the workload and potentially transfer the requested resources more quickly to the client.
But that doesn’t mean a lot to me. I realize this is a somewhat complicated subject, so I’m not expecting a full answer, but can someone give me a brief overview of the differences at a bit lower level?
By this I mean that I’m looking for the info I would need to know to implement either an HTTP server or application. I’m mostly looking for a nudge in the right direction so that I can figure it out on my own.