Smarter Clients Via ReverseHTTP and WebSockets 235
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from the edges-are-not-dumb dept.
from the edges-are-not-dumb dept.
igrigorik writes "Most web applications are built with the assumption that the client / browser is 'dumb,' which places all the scalability requirements and load on the server. We've built a number of crutches in the form of Cache headers, ETags, and accelerators, but none has fundamentally solved the problem. As a thought experiment: what if the browser also contained a Web server? A look at some of the emerging trends and solutions: HTML 5 WebSocket API and ReverseHTTP."
Is this a follow-up to the previous story? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Problem? (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, but the young 'uns have forgotten that anybody did anything before they came along. So "the network" is synonymous with "the web" and if you want to send any information it better be over HTTP. So bidirectional HTTP means you can communicate in both directions!
Next they're going to figure out that if you move the web app out of the browser you can have a much richer GUI experience.
Re:Problem? (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, but they were disguised as mere keyboards [wikimedia.org] to fool you toddlers.