HTTP/2
HTTP/2 is the latest communication protocol touted to clear web congestion. Requests that should queue politely are unleashed in a stampede, plunging developers into a jungle of bugs. Enchanted by the header compression sorcery, they nonetheless yearn for the simplicity of old HTTP/1.1 when errors appear. It preaches performance gains while actually guiding its followers through a labyrinth of multiplexed streams. A sarcastic toast to progress and a cautionary tale of complexity's price.