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Ruby & WebSockets: TCP for the Browser

http://www.igvita.com/2009/12/22/ruby-websockets-tcp-for-the-browser/

by igrigorik • 17 years ago

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abdels• 17 years ago

Very clear write up on WebSockets in general and Ruby/EventMachine in particular. Loved the examples!

mark_l_watson• 17 years ago

That was a good article! I would not worry about how fast WebSockets catch on with the general public: even if in 6 months only a small percentage of web users have a browser that supports WS by default, that is still a lot of potential users. Really, a great looking technology.

xal• 17 years ago

It's also possible to fully "backport" WebSockets through a flashembed that acts as an intermediate layer. Flash has about 98% penetration so this should make the technology usable right now. Especially with an eye to a future where the flashembed will be loaded less and less when browsers start to implement it natively.

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