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I question the value of websockets in most cases, because in most applications I can think of (except maybe games and high-frequency trading), they don't bring

by tribaal 12y ago

I question the value of websockets in most cases, because in most applications I can think of (except maybe games and high-frequency trading), they don't bring me any value and actually prevent me from interacting with the website in a meaningful way (yes my connection is crappy, but that is the case for a big chunk of the online population). Sure, I can't think of all applications that would benefit from websockets, but so far, none of the ones I've seen do. I'm certain you can find at least a few exceptions, but my point is that it is only this: exceptions.

davecombs 12y ago
Anything that has a volume of changing data that needs to be close to real time would benefit. Anything that has that requirement and also wants to be available on the web would most certainly benefit. High-frequency trading and games/betting/TV-related-data (e.g. NASCAR), etc are definitely cases. How about just anything that is currently done via polling and wants to reduce network overhead? There are a lot of those types of applications. (full disclosure - I work for Kaazing, the leading enterprise WebSocket company, though I'm most definitely not speaking for them in any capacity).