Foundation of real-time applications

We've understood what real-time data transfer is; now let's see what we need to make a real-time data transfer application There are some foundation steps we need to consider before starting any application. Some of the major steps are:

  • Selecting the functionality we need to make collaborative or real-time data transfer application
  • Selecting the server-side technology to make it possible
  • Selecting the client-side technology that integrates easily with the server

These three steps are the main points to keep in mind. As we know, HTML5 supports WebSockets and is one of the best ways of data comunication. Now for the server-side, we have seen how easily and seamlessly the Node.js server can be integrated. Now the ...

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