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Hello again, and welcome to one of my favorite sections. In this lesson, we're diving into something fundamental to the internet: sockets. Why Learn About Sockets? You might be thinking, "I know what HTTP is. I know how to make requests. So what's al...
What is a Socket? A socket is essentially an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something. In the context of computers and networking, it is a data holder or an endpoint for sending and receiving data. A socket is an opening in a computer sys...
Welcome back! Let's dive into how WebSockets can transform our application’s communication from traditional HTTP polling to a real-time, bi-directional flow between clients and servers. WebSockets vs. HTTP WebSockets are a protocol for sending messa...
Welcome Back We've seen that Socket.IO is composed of two main parts: Server Library: This integrates with the Node.js server. Client-side Library: This is loaded in the browser. These live in separate GitHub repositories: socket.io: The backend...