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> by doing things like constantly polling the backend RethinkDB doesn't require polling. It's like their #1 feature and differentiator from other non-sql datab

> by doing things like constantly polling the backend RethinkDB doesn't require polling. It's like their #1 feature and differentiator from other non-sql databases.

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EGreg 10y ago
What do they do? We use websockets in our realtime platform.
- coffeemug 10y ago
  The Horizon client uses websockets to connect to the Horizon server. The Horizon server uses RethinkDB's protocol[1] to connect to the database. [1] http://rethinkdb.com/docs/writing-drivers/ http://rethinkdb.com/docs/writing-drivers/
  - guelo 10y ago
    Websockets cannot be as efficient as native network management code.
    - jkarneges 10y ago
      What does this even mean? WebSockets can be used natively. In fact the Firebase client uses WebSockets, same as Horizon.
      - guelo 10y ago
        Sorry I was confused about terms, what I was thinking of was Javascript vs native. Native code can do more than a browser sandboxed client can.