what is HTTP/3?
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HTTP/3 is the new iteration of HTTP.
In the new version HTTP changes the underlying transport layer protocol, to decrease latency and overhead.
Arguably the biggest performance improvements will come from the initial connection setup between your webbrowser and the website you visit. With the new protocol multiple steps that are required before sending the actual data are packed into one, additionaly this data can be used for future connections to that server, vastly improving the time it takes to get data from sites you already visited.
The other notable improvement in handling packet loss, so there should be slight performance improvements on unstable internet connections as. The improvement comes from less data needed to be resend.
Also switching networks will have less of a performance penalty, so during commute you can expect way faster connection reestablishing.
Tl;dr Makes the internet go a little faster by reducing overhead and improving latency.
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