I do have to laugh a bit at people being very quick to dismiss this idea when HTTP/2 is effectively the same idea--one long-lived bi-directional 'socket' to mul

I do have to laugh a bit at people being very quick to dismiss this idea when HTTP/2 is effectively the same idea--one long-lived bi-directional 'socket' to multiplex all requests. It adds a lot more niceties like the server proactively pushing assets on first load. Many folks might even be using it right now without really realizing or knowing it.