MySQL on HTTP-3 - The Backend Engineering Show

Explore the evolution of backend-database communication protocols in this informative video from The Backend Engineering Show. Dive into a detailed analysis comparing HTTP/3 and HTTP/2 with the MySQL Binary protocol, based on experiments conducted by PlanetScale. Learn about the efficiency of different protocols for backend-DB communication, including connection costs, select operations, and parallel queries. Gain insights into the performance differences between HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 in database interactions. Follow along as the host breaks down complex concepts and presents findings that could impact your approach to backend engineering and database communication.

Intro
MySQL Binary vs HTTP
The Tests
Connection Cost + Select 1
Parallel Select
The cost of H2 and H3