How Clients and Servers Communicate: Full Handbook on HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, REST, WebSockets, GraphQL, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers

This post serves as a comprehensive guide to modern web communication methods including HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, REST, WebSockets, GraphQL, gRPC, and Protocol Buffers. It assumes a basic understanding of APIs, GET requests, and JSON responses, aimed at developers looking to deepen their knowledge of these technologies.