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WebSockets & Realtime Systems Programming · Lesson

The Evolution of Web Communication

Understand the history and limitations of HTTP for dynamic, instantaneous data exchange.

Welcome to Web Communication

How does your browser actually talk to a website? We start with the web's foundation, HTTP, then see why it struggles with realtime interactions.

The Web's Foundation: HTTP

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the rule set browsers and servers use to understand each other — it fires every time you load a URL or click a link.

All lessons in this course

  1. The Evolution of Web Communication
  2. Polling, Long Polling, and SSE
  3. Introducing WebSockets: A New Era
  4. Choosing the Right Realtime Technology
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