Chapter 6. Using the HTML5 WebSocket API
In this chapter, we'll explore what you can do with the most powerful communication feature in the HTML5 specification: HTML5 WebSockets, which defines a full-duplex communication channel that operates through a single socket over the web. Websocket is not just another incremental enhancement to conventional HTTP communications; it represents a large advance, especially for real-time, event-driven web applications.
HTML5 WebSockets provide such an improvement from the old, convoluted "hacks" that are used to simulate a full-duplex connection in a browser that it prompted Google's Ian Hickson—the HTML5 specification lead—to say:
"Reducing kilobytes of data to 2 bytes...and reducing latency from 150ms to 50ms ...
Get Pro HTML5 Programming: Powerful APIs for Richer Internet Application Development now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
