WebSockets and Node.js - testing WS and SockJS by building a web app
What's this blog post about?
This post discusses implementing low-level WebSockets libraries with Node.js as the WebSocket server. It covers WS, a WebSocket server for Node.js, and SockJS, which mimics the native WebSocket API and falls back to HTTP when necessary. The post also explores scaling challenges with WebSockets and how third-party services like Ably can help manage these issues.
Company
Ably
Date published
July 22, 2021
Author(s)
Jo Franchetti
Word count
2795
Hacker News points
None found.
Language
English