In what situations would AJAX long/short polling be preferred over HTML5 WebSockets?
I am building a small chat application for friends, but unsure about how to get information in a timely manner that is not … Read more
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Does HTTP/2 make websockets obsolete?
I’m learning about HTTP/2 protocol. It’s a binary protocol with small message frames. It allows stream multiplexing over single TCP connection. Conceptually it … Read more
WebSockets protocol vs HTTP
There are many blogs and discussions about WebSocket and HTTP, and many developers and sites strongly advocate WebSockets, but I still can not … Read more
Which websocket library to use with Node.js? [closed]
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Differences between socket.io and websockets
What are the differences between socket.io and websockets in node.js? Are they both server push technologies? The only differences I felt was, socket.io … Read more
WebSockets vs. Server-Sent events/EventSource
Both WebSockets and Server-Sent Events are capable of pushing data to browsers. To me they seem to be competing technologies. What is the … Read more
What are Long-Polling, Websockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE) and Comet?
I have tried reading some articles, but I am not very clear on the concepts yet. Would someone like to take a shot … Read more