TCP vs HTTP: What's the Real Difference and When Should You Use Each? Alternatively: TCP vs HTTP: Whic

Short answer: Use HTTP unless you’re doing something *weird*.

Long answer: TCP’s your reliable courier. HTTP’s the fancy envelope. Most web devs never touch TCP directly, but it’s good to know why your HTTP requests sometimes timeout (hint: probably TCP’s fault).

Try `curl -v` to see both layers in action—it’s eye-opening!