Firefox and Opera have both disabled support for HTML5 WebSockets in the latest builds of their respective browsers. The move comes on the heels of a protocol vulnerability that could leave ...

A simple full-stack JavaScript application lets you see what happens under the hood in the WebSockets communication protocol.

Both Bayeux and WebSockets attempt to avoid the resource limits by using a fall-back mechanism for long polling (in the case of Bayeux) or switching to a non-HTTP based secondary protocol instead.

This article reviews some of the most common live-user experiences with examples, discusses event-driven architectures to support real-time updates, and introduces common technology choices.

Web Sockets' background In the early days of the Web, communications between browsers and servers were limited. A browser would request a Web page and a server would deliver it.

WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection. The WebSocket protocol was standardized by the IETF as RFC 6455 in 2011.

WebSockets is a message based protocol that takes advantage of a TCP streamed connection. The System.Net.WebSockets namespace provides support for working with web sockets in .Net.

Practical .NET WebSockets for Faster, More Scalable Ajax Applications If you want to call a service you can—but the service can't call you back. WebSockets offers the potential for real, two way ...

WebSockets is a new protocol that allows for real-time communication. It piggybacks along a regular HTTP request and opens up a bidirectional data link. Every… ...

[Blaise Jarrett] has been grinding away to get the WebSocket protocol to play nicely with PIC microcontrollers. Here he’s using the PIC 18F4620 along with a Roving Networks RN-XV WiFi module … ...