HttpClient vs HttpWebRequest

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HttpClient is more like a head-less browser. It a powerfull and ideal tool if you are going to be creating many http request. For example you can set default headers and stuff. Here are the top 5 ways it differs from an HttpWebRequest which is taken from here

  1. An HttpClient instance is the place to configure extensions, set default headers, cancel outstanding requests and more.
  2. You can issue as many requests as you like through a single HttpClient instance.
  3. HttpClients are not tied to particular HTTP server or host; you can submit any HTTP request using the same HttpClient instance.
  4. You can derive from HttpClient to create specialized clients for particular sites or patterns
  5. HttpClient uses the new Task-oriented pattern for handling asynchronous requests making it dramatically easier to manage and coordinate multiple outstanding requests.

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