"We need real-time updates" doesn't always mean WebSockets. When to use WebSockets, Server-Sent Events or plain polling, with the trade-offs from real client features.
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Web Development
Building Real-Time Features: WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events vs Polling
January 10, 20269 min readBy Saad Minhas
WebSockets · Server-Sent Events · Real-Time · Polling · Node.js
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