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Performance advantage is pushing messages from the server instead of having the client poll. The tradeoff is dealing with half-open TCP connections (need an in
by bcoughlan 9y ago
Performance advantage is pushing messages from the server instead of having the client poll.
The tradeoff is dealing with half-open TCP connections (need an in-process ping to ensure the connection is still alive) and designing the app for state recovery in the case of missed messages.