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I have not encountered this definition of "realtime" before; what does it mean in the context of web applications? (I expected something closer to what is desc
by drv 15y ago
I have not encountered this definition of "realtime" before; what does it mean in the context of web applications?
(I expected something closer to what is described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_computing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_computing - RTOS and similar topics.)
- sthatipamala 15y ago"Realtime" is unfortunately an overloaded term, as even the Wikipedia article shows. Realtime in the context of the web applications is closest to what is considered a "soft" realtime application. Wikipedia defines this as: The usefulness of a result degrades after its deadline, thereby degrading the system's quality of service. In the context of the web, it refers to some type of data (text, voice or video) broadcasting/synchronization. Chatrooms and multiplayer gaming are some examples of this type of software. A lot of people include newsfeeds and notifications in this definition but those can be delayed arbitrarily without much degradation of QoS.