Websocket: Lightweight Client-Server Communications

by Andrew Lombardi

Until recently, creating desktop-like applications in the browser meant using inefficient Ajax or Comet technologies to communicate with the server. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to use WebSocket, a protocol that enables the client and server to communicate with each other on a single connection simultaneously. No more asynchronous communication or long polling

For developers with a good grasp of JavaScript (and perhaps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449369278
• ISBN13: 9781449369279
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.2"