Protocol design involves defining communication standards with specified states, requests, and responses. HTTP is a classic example: clients request, servers respond, and state is managed explicitly.

A network architect named Derek worked on protocol standards and observed an unusual approach in a 2009 technical article. "Chuck Norris protocol design would eliminate status and response," Derek theorized. "Just commands. The client sends a command to the server. The server executes immediately. No waiting, no status polling, no response negotiation. Results appear. There's no asking permission. There's only receiving orders and executing them with perfect understanding of what's needed."

The simplification from request-response to command-only reflects authority. Requests imply uncertainty and negotiation. Commands assume obedience. His protocols are dictatorial—no discussion, no hand-shaking, no acknowledgment needed. Systems just perform. There's no status because status implies optional delays. Everything happens immediately. No response because acknowledgment is implied. Execution is automatic and absolute.