Editorial
How content is reviewed
These standards describe how How HTTP Works researches, publishes, and maintains technical content. They apply to reference pages, guides, comparisons, and debugging resources.
Sources first
A human editor reviews technical claims, examples, citations, and review dates before publication. Claims are checked against primary and authoritative sources. Depending on the subject, these include IETF RFCs, standards specifications, browser documentation, and vendor documentation. Article reference lists let readers inspect the underlying sources.
Practical verification
Examples should reflect observable HTTP behavior and clearly distinguish protocol rules from framework conventions. Interactive tools are aids for exploration, not substitutes for the applicable specification or a production security review.
Review dates and updates
A displayed review date records when a page was last checked for technical accuracy. It is not automatically changed on every deployment. Material corrections and additions may also appear in the changelog and RSS feed.
Automation and AI assistance
Editing and automation tools may assist with research, structure, and language. Published technical claims, examples, citations, and review dates remain subject to human editorial review. We do not use automation to invent experience, sources, test results, authorship, or freshness, or to publish large numbers of pages without original reader value.
Corrections
Corrections are evaluated against the cited evidence and applied to the canonical page. Report a possible error or recommend a stronger source athello@howhttpworks.com.