# bigcompany/know-your-http

a series of A1-sized posters about the HTTP protocol

Repository: https://github.com/bigcompany/know-your-http
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/know-your-http
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2013-05-31T21:36:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4893, "days_push": 4842, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1221, forks 75 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:02.136724+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of A1-sized printable posters explaining HTTP headers, methods, and status codes, built with LaTeX. It is a static educational reference rather than software, last updated in 2013.

## Use cases
- learn HTTP status codes
- print HTTP reference posters for the office
- quick reference for HTTP methods and headers
- teach web developers the HTTP protocol
- decorate a dev workspace with educational posters

## When to choose
- you want printable visual reference material for HTTP
- you teach or onboard developers on HTTP basics
- you want to rebuild or remix the posters via LaTeX

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 coverage
- you need interactive documentation or tooling
- you need software with an active maintenance status

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: http, posters, reference, latex, cheat-sheet

## Member repositories
- bigcompany/know-your-http (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.136724+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:15:40.656224+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bigcompany/know-your-http (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.136724+00:00, sha 579b0670f299)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.