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HTTP in the Browser

2:35 with Travis Alstrand

Understand how browsers send requests and receive data. Learn to use DevTools to inspect requests and visualize the HTTP request/response cycle.

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    Now we're going to see how your browser acts as a graphical interface 0:00
    for these requests and how we can inspect them easily. 0:00
    When you type a URL into your browser and press enter, 0:04
    your browser is actually sending an HTTP GET request behind the scenes. 0:07
    You don't see it in text form like we did in the last video. 0:12
    The browser hides all the details for you, so it feels like magic. 0:15
    But under the hood, it's the same process. 0:19
    Could you imagine having to write out a request like that 0:21
    every time you wanted to go to a website or even click a link? 0:24
    Yikes. 0:28

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