I had steered clear of websockets a lot until recently. Turns out it's not a big deal. The API is easy in node. It's easy on the browser side too, and now widel

I had steered clear of websockets a lot until recently. Turns out it's not a big deal. The API is easy in node. It's easy on the browser side too, and now widely supported. You only have to give up IE9 and Opera Mini.