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When did the principal benefit of Websockets (send and receive whatever instead of HTTP primitives) become a matter of client and server library availability?
by revelation 10y ago
When did the principal benefit of Websockets (send and receive whatever instead of HTTP primitives) become a matter of client and server library availability?
I want to trace this profound moment in WebDev history. Amazing.
- yunruse 10y agoThe principle of sending whatever is important, but in reality most modern consumption literally follows the ethos of 'go fast'. Perhaps dropping Websockets helps out; it's a freedom of choice to pick speed over compatibility.