Archive of WebSocket
Server Scalability – HTML5 websockets vs Comet
There’s an interesting discussion over on stackoverflow about server scalability and HTML5 WebSockets vs Comet. I have blogged in the past on the topic of server performance and about WebSocket and have just contributed to the stackoverflow thread. Anyway, here’s the link.. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9107384/server-scalability-html-5-websockets-vs-comet
Read MoreReal-time Web on LinkedIn
There’s some interesting discussion on the Real-time web Software and Technologies group between Phil Leggetter (ex-Caplin, now Pusher), Frank Greco (Kaazing), Alessandro Alinone (Lightstreamer) and myself. It covers some of the long running issues with terminology in the area of Comet and WebSocket etc.
Read MoreHTML5 WebSockets in IE?
It seems that Microsoft has come up with a way to introduce HTML5 WebSocket into Internet Explorer. HTML5 Labs is a Microsoft site providing prototypes for the more unstable aspects of HTML5 and other web standards. What this comes down to is a set of plugins that upgrade IE8 or…
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Platformability 2010 Roundup – A Year to Remember
December has certainly been a month of festive cheer here at Caplin. Despite it being one of our busiest months ever, we still managed to get into the swing of the holiday season. With visions of mince pies and mulled wine dancing in our heads, on December 15th we gathered…
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Websocket – First implementation impressions
Much to my surprise I ended up taking part in the inaugural Caplin HTML5 Hack Day. I say surprise because I’m more at home writing servers and APIs than working in a browser. Thankfully, it seems there’s a feature in HTML5 for all of us! Adam I and I teamed…
Read MoreWhy no WebSocket server API?
WebSocket consists of a simple Javascript API and a protocol definition. It is fairly simple in concept and the Javascript API makes it very easy to use within any web page. There is lots of talk about compatibility, support and issues with WebSocket which is why most people probably won’t…
Read MoreiPhone and iPad WebSocket support
With the release of iOS 4.2 yesterday Mobile Safari has been upgraded to support WebSocket, along with some other new features too. I have been reasonably vocal about how WebSocket isn’t the answer to everything, mainly due to browser support and the time it takes for large companies to upgrade…
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HTML5 Hackathon
As the clock struck midday last Monday, we started our inaugural Caplin 24 hour HTML5 themed hackathon. Inspired by similar days run by Atlassian (amongst others) we were keen to release our engineers from any shackles and leave them free to innovate new features and improvements that would benefit our…
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