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TIMTOW to build a WebSocket server in Perl

http://showmetheco.de/articles/2010/11/timtow-to-build-a-websocket-server-in-perl.html

by franckcuny • 16 years ago

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axod2• 16 years ago

If you have to go lower level and implement the server protocol, my heart goes out to you.

Websocket is a fantastic advance for the web. But the protocol, in particular the handshake is truly awful.

It's awful in that it defines silly useless hoops you have to jump through, and it's awful because in the real world, it sometimes breaks with http proxies etc.

My post about the new version: http://axod.blogspot.com/2010/06/websocket-gets-update-and-i...

vti• 16 years ago

Well, I agree with everything you say. But I just wanted to play with it, just for fun, you know ;)

axod2• 16 years ago

hehe it is awesome fun. And hopefully most people won't have to delve into the horrible specs :)

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