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> So why invent a new protocol, when an open, standardised protocol already exists. Because despite being a dinosaur, it still only has middling adoption. It e
by musingsole 5y ago
> So why invent a new protocol, when an open, standardised protocol already exists.
Because despite being a dinosaur, it still only has middling adoption. It exists in a particular niche of a particular niche of computing.
HTTP, in contrast, is English to MQTT's German. One is just infinitely more common and accessible to the majority of the world. So, if you're serious, use it.
- ShoveItHN 5y ago
- mmzeeman 5y agoThere is no efficient pub/sub functionality in HTTP.
- musingsole 5y agohttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=websockets+pub%2Fsub&t=brave&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=websockets+pub%2Fsub&t=brave&ia=we...
- mmzeeman 5y agoThat is an non-standardised DIY pub/sub protocol over a websocket.
- musingsole 5y agoYou asked for pub/sub functionality over HTTP. Pub/sub implemented on WebSockets is just that.