Realtime Connection Transports
In this post I'll take a look at why HTTP-based transports are still used by realtime frameworks and services, why don’t all solutions use WebSocket, and which transports are best for different realtime use cases.
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In this post I'll take a look at why HTTP-based transports are still used by realtime frameworks and services, why don’t all solutions use WebSocket, and which transports are best for different realtime use cases.
The callback has been invoked, the Promise fulfilled. I'm *super-excited* to be rejoining Pusher to head up evangelism and developer experience.
It’s interesting how I used to always talk about the Real-time Web and Real-time Web Apps but now it really does need to be Real-time Internet Apps because IoT (The Internet of Things) now means we need to think beyond what we would traditionally class as Internet technologies. In this latest talk I cover realtime web technology communication paradigms and use cases for 2014 and beyond.
The idea of building applications out of a number of independent components isn’t anything new. But with Web Components on the horizon I thought it would be a good time to look at component-based application development, how we benefit from taking this approach, how we can build our applications in this way using existing technologies and how we’re likely to be building our front-end web apps in the future.
In this final part (sorry for the delay) I'm going to cover how you should approach choosing your Realtime Web App Tech Stack. Socket.IO has done an amazing job when it comes to making people aware of realtime web technology. And it's a great solution. But, it shouldn't be the default choice when choosing your realtime web solution. You should instead take a number of factors into account. Then, if it provides the functionality required to meet your requirements, use it. But there are lots of other fantastic realtime web solutions available that may be a better fit or your application's needs.