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Java Intro to Java Web Development with Spark Bells and Whistles Build Your Own Flash Messages

Posted by Sergey Selyuto
Sergey Selyuto
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What is a web session and how does it work?

Craig does not cover this topic in detail in the video.

I did a bit of googling and found a couple of great resources that may help those struggling to understand web sesions.

Here they are:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3804209/what-are-sessions-how-do-they-work https://machinesaredigging.com/2013/10/29/how-does-a-web-session-work/