Changed some wording on http lab

dynajoe · dynajoe · commit 6bfbaeb12ff7 · 2013-08-12T13:37:25.000-05:00
diff --git a/_posts/2012-11-3-http.md b/_posts/2012-11-3-http.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
 });
 {% endhighlight %}
 
-The callback function `function (req, res) {}` passed into the `createServer` call will be called when every request comes in. It is passed two arguments, the request (readable stream) and the response (writable stream).
+The callback function `function (req, res) {}` passed into the `createServer` call will be invoked with every new request to our server. This callback is passed two arguments, the request (a readable stream) and the response (a writable stream).
 
 Our new server is not yet bound to any port, and therefore cannot accept incoming connections. In order to bind to a port, call the `server.listen(port)` function.
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ Let's boot up our server and take a look. Run the script:
 $ node server.js
 {% endhighlight %}
 
-Now, open your browser and navigate to [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080). You will notice that your browser seems to hang and will eventually timeout. This is because our server is not yet doing anything useful with the incoming connection (in fact, it's the `// TODO` line). 
+Now, open your browser and navigate to [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080). You will notice that your browser seems to hang and will eventually timeout. This is because our server is not yet doing anything useful with the incoming connection. 
 
-Let's start by responding to all requests with a 200 status code.
+Let's start by responding to all requests with a 200 status code. This is HTTP speak for everything is OK.
 
 {% highlight javascript %}
 var http = require('http');
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ var templateEngine = function (template, data) {
 };
 {% endhighlight %}
 
-`templateEngine` takes a template string and a data object and searches for the pattern `{variableName}` and replaces matches with `data.variableName`. Feel free to copy/paste this code unless you want extra practice writing JavaScript.
+`templateEngine` takes a template string and a data object and searches for the pattern `{variableName}` and replaces matches with `data.variableName`. Feel free to copy/paste this code unless you want extra practice writing JavaScript and regular expressions.
 
 Let's use this simple template engine to parse the content of our `index.html` file.
 
