System Design · Middle · Question 60 of 75

What does `103 Early Hints` allow?

✓Correct answer: The server sends Link preload hints before the final response is ready, so the browser starts fetching CSS/fonts earlier
2Pushing whole responses to the browser
3Sending errors faster

Explanation

It uses the server's "think time" while generating HTML. HTTP/2 server push, by contrast, was removed by browsers.

Further reading

MDN: 103 Early Hints ↗

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