Tag: long-polling

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Differences between websockets and long polling for turn based game server

I am writing a server for an iOS game. The game is turn-based and the only time the server needs to push infor

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Karolyn
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asked 07 September, 2021
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What are Long-Polling, Websockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE) and Comet?

I have tried reading some articles, but I am not very clear on the concepts yet. Would someone like to take a

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Wei
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asked 07 September, 2021