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Financial Model for HTTP Requests and better User Experiences

(Rough Draft / Work in progress) “Always bet on the web”, Tomster Making a HTTP request is fairly straight forward and easy, but more than likely you haven’t associated the cost of making such requests. It is my hope to visualize the cost and give strategies on how to avoid or reduce that cost. Note: I have used a representational price and the value of such has not been explicitly calculated but will give a good indicator of the total cost of a HTTP request. Here is the visual for a typical HTTP request [browser] ← — -> [webserver] ← — → [database] Let’s break it down into stages Basic HTTP Request [browser] ← — -> [webserver] Add a cost of making such a request [browser] ←-$$ — -> [webserver] While not expensive there is a cost to making a basic http request, the cost is compounded based

Forge an Exoskeleton Framework for Laravel

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Profit Sabotage! What’s Keeping your Business from its Financial Goals?

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5 Financial Goals Your Business Should Have

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How To Save to Start a Business In 1 Year, 3 Years, Or 5 Years

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Automatic local domains: Setting up dnsmasq for macOS High Sierra to Big Sur using Homebrew

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Learn how to Budget for your Business using the 50/20/30 rule

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Want Success? Manage your Cash Flow!

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