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WebSockets could easily end up doing terrible things for scalability of a service. However, so can misusing Comet, improper database structures, etc. At the e
by daeken 15y ago
WebSockets could easily end up doing terrible things for scalability of a service. However, so can misusing Comet, improper database structures, etc. At the end of the day, developers need to make an informed decision about what technologies to use and not use; in many cases, that'll mean foregoing WebSockets in favor of other solutions, but sometimes they're simply the best tool for the job.
- fmstephe 15y agoThis is definitely true. My question is more along the lines of "what scalability lessons will we have to learn now that the World of Warcraft guys already know" (more or less). It'll be a different world from the firestorm of short lived (often stateless) connections we worry about now.