AMQP 0-9-1
Message queueing protocol used by Ably and RabbitMQ, entirely different from AMQP 1.0 (used by Azure Service Bus).
AMQP 1.0
Message queueing protocol used by Azure Service Bus, entirely different from AMQP 0-9-1 (used by Ably and RabbitMQ).
HTTP/2
The second major version of the Hypertext Transport Protocol.
HTTP/3
HTTP/3 is the latest iteration of the original HTTP protocol, which powers the World Wide Web (WWW).
Long polling
Variant of the polling technique used to emulate a push mechanism where pushes are not possible or disallowed.
MQTT
Lightweight, low-bandwidth pub/sub network protocol used for ordered, lossless, bi-directional connections.
Server-Sent Events
Server-push technology used for servers to automatically update clients subscribed to event-streams.
Socket.IO
Event-driven JavaScript library used for bi-directional communication, using WebSockets (with polling as fallback).
WebSocket
Communications protocol complementary to HTTP, allowing bidirectional message streaming over a single TCP connection.
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WebSockets - A Conceptual Deep Dive
A deep dive into everything going on under the hood of applications that use the WebSocket protocol.
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How to stream Kafka messages to Internet-facing clients over WebSockets
This article explores how to stream Kafka messages to Internet-facing clients, over WebSockets, via a message broker.
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Building realtime apps with Flutter and WebSockets: client-side considerations
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WebSockets and Android apps - client-side considerations
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Android.
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Scaling WebSockets for virtual events
Learn about the challenges of building dependable virtual event platforms & apps with WebSockets that scale to support millions of concurrent users.
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Using WebSockets with JavaScript web apps: engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for JavaScript.
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Building realtime apps with PHP and WebSockets: client-side challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution in PHP.
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Building dependable realtime apps with Python and WebSockets
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution in Python.
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Building realtime apps with Ruby and WebSockets: client-side engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution in Ruby.
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Building realtime apps with Node.js and WebSockets: client-side considerations
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Node.js.
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Realtime apps with React Native and WebSockets: client-side challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for React Native.
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TypeScript and WebSockets: client-side engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for TypeScript.
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Building apps with Xamarin and WebSockets: engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Xamarin.
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WebSockets and tvOS apps: client-side engineering aspects you need to consider
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for tvOS.
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Using WebSockets for iPadOS apps: hard engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for iPadOS.
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WebSockets and macOS clients: hard engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for macOS.
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Developing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Unity
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Unity.
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WebSockets and Mono: client-side engineering complexities
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Mono.
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The challenges of building a dependable WebSocket solution for .NET clients
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for .NET.
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WebSockets and Swift: client-side engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Swift.
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WebSockets and Cocoa: client-side engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Cocoa.
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WebSockets and Java client apps - what you need to know
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Java.
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WebSockets and iOS: client-side engineering challenges
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for iOS.
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Objective-C and WebSockets: client-side challenges and how to navigate them
Learn about the many challenges of implementing a dependable client-side WebSocket solution for Objective-C.
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WebSub
Open, event-driven push transport protocol for distributed pub/sub communications using webhooks.
XMPP
XML-based messaging protocol for realtime data transmission between distributed systems.