“Underlying the HTTP protocol are sockets for sending the data – each request is treated as a distinct event so a socket is created and destroyed to return the response. A better way is to hook into this lower level and use sockets directly – each client then has a unique connection on the server, and data can be sent in both directions. Also the server is told when the socket is disconnected so things can be cleaned up…”
Websockets vs HTTP
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