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The closest option is XMPP. Unfortunately it's suffered an extreme case of scope creep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP
by johngalt 13y ago
The closest option is XMPP. Unfortunately it's suffered an extreme case of scope creep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP
- mahyarm 13y agoAnd it's shit for mobile.
- huskyr 13y agoI guess that's why WhatsApp uses it ;)
- mahyarm 13y agoTrust me, they've modified it heavily by now and probably use a bunch of side services that don't use it fully. It's a common pattern in messaging startups. Use XMPP, find out ejabberd is the half-decent one, migrate slowly away from XMPP eventually. Facebook had a similar trajectory.
- teacup50 13y agoIt's no more shit for mobile than the HTTP+JSON "protocols" people ship every day.
- shmerl 13y agoWhatsapp uses XMPP for the reference. However they modified the protocol to be incompatible (on purpose) and it's not federated obviously.
- johngalt 13y agoIt's accurate to describe the XMPP standard as 'used' by many but 'supported' by few.