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TCP/IP Evolution Study
A deep dive into network protocol evolution from ARPANET to modern internet.
DNS: The Internet's Phone Book (That Actually Works)
How 13 root servers and a massive distributed database turn 'google.com' into an IP address billions of times per day
Ethernet: The Humble Protocol That Conquered the World
How a simple frame format and CSMA/CD became the foundation for literally every wired network on Earth
BGP: The Protocol That Holds the Internet Together (Barely)
How 70,000+ networks use an old-school routing protocol to keep global internet traffic flowing, despite constant attacks and human error
IP: The Protocol That IS the Internet
How this deceptively simple addressing and routing protocol became the foundation that literally every other internet technology builds upon
POP3: The Email Protocol That Just Downloads Everything
How this simple 'post office' protocol became the foundation for billions of email clients, despite doing basically one job
RS-232: The Serial Port That Refuses to Die
How this 1960s standard became the cockroach of computing - surviving decades of 'obsolescence' and still running critical systems today
SMTP: The Postal Service of the Internet (But Way More Reliable)
How this 40-year-old protocol moves 300+ billion emails per day across the globe with surprising elegance
SSH: Your Secure Gateway to Remote Computing
How this cryptographic protocol revolutionized system administration and made remote computing actually safe
TCP: The Reliable Friend That Never Lets You Down
How this 50-year-old protocol became the backbone of literally everything you do online, and why it's way cooler than you think
Telnet: The Brave Protocol That Made Remote Computing Possible
How this simple text-based protocol connected the early internet, despite sending everything in plain text for the world to see
TLS: The Bodyguard That Protects Your Digital Life
How this encryption protocol keeps your passwords, messages, and cat photos safe from prying eyes on the hostile internet
UDP: The Speed Demon That Doesn't Give a Damn
When you need to move fast and break things (sometimes literally), UDP is your protocol - no handshakes, no guarantees, just pure speed
CAN Bus: The Protocol That Turned Your Car Into a Computer
How a 1983 Bosch invention eliminated miles of wiring spaghetti and created the nervous system for every modern vehicle
MCP: The AI Communication Revolution That Changes Everything
Model Context Protocol isn't just connecting AI to tools - it's creating a new computing paradigm where AI agents can access context, execute workflows, run tools, sample other AIs, and orchestrate entire digital ecosystems
OAuth: The Bouncer Protocol That Changed How We Share Digital Keys
How a 2007 authorization framework became the backbone of modern internet security, and why 'Login with Google' is more sophisticated than you think
OpenID Connect: The Identity Layer That Makes 'Login with Google' Actually Know Who You Are
How OIDC builds on OAuth 2.0 to solve the authentication puzzle, and why it's the secret sauce behind modern single sign-on
HTTP/1.1: The Workhorse of the Web - A Look Under the Hood
A deep dive into HTTP/1.1, the fundamental protocol behind so much of our daily online activity
HTTP/2: Seriously, It's Cooler Than You Think (And Faster!)
Exploring the performance improvements and features of HTTP/2 over its predecessor