6 articles
Build real-time bidirectional applications with WebSockets in Node.js using ws and Socket.io. Covers connection management, rooms, authentication, and scaling patterns with TypeScript.
Practical guide to real-time web applications in 2026 using WebSockets with Socket.io, Server-Sent Events, and managed services like Pusher. Covers chat, notifications, and live dashboards.
Building real-time AI streaming: SSE vs WebSockets, streaming through load balancers, Redis pub/sub, backpressure, and Next.js App Router integration.
Multiple users editing simultaneously creates conflicts. CRDTs solve it with conflict-free merging. Learn Yjs, persistence, and scaling collaboration backends.
Socket.io doesn''t scale. Learn raw WebSocket patterns with ws, horizontal scaling via Redis pub/sub, and why Cloudflare Durable Objects might be your next architecture.
Choose the right real-time communication pattern. Compare WebSocket full-duplex with SSE unidirectional and long polling. Learn sticky sessions, load balancing, and when polling is fine.