I am a fairly experienced (mid-level) developer that has spent quite a bit of time working on the backend of many web-based projects. Rarely getting into the ui/display aspects. However, I am now a lead on a project that is in the process of taking an api to a service architecture using an asp.net mvc rest architecture. I have not problem doing this and have written many of these services already. however, I find myself wondering about the parts "hidden" by IIS/WAS and MVC.
What I am hoping to find is a good tutorial that explains what happens from the point a web page (or webservice) is requested to the point it is received by the web page or application takes over. I want to know how IIS (or any other webserver) knows what to do with a request. (One thought was a tutorial for developing your own webserver.)
I realize this is probably a large subject that I don't necessarily need to know all of to be an "expert" web developer. However, it certainly can't hurt and I also am experienced enough to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Thanks in advance!