Polling Based Synchronization vs Server-Sent Events
Developers should use polling based synchronization when building applications that need to monitor remote resources without the overhead of maintaining persistent connections, such as in lightweight clients, legacy systems, or environments where server-side push notifications (e meets developers should learn sse when building applications that require real-time, server-to-client updates, such as live dashboards, chat applications, or news feeds, as it offers a lightweight and easy-to-implement alternative to websockets for one-way data flow. Here's our take.
Polling Based Synchronization
Developers should use polling based synchronization when building applications that need to monitor remote resources without the overhead of maintaining persistent connections, such as in lightweight clients, legacy systems, or environments where server-side push notifications (e
Polling Based Synchronization
Nice PickDevelopers should use polling based synchronization when building applications that need to monitor remote resources without the overhead of maintaining persistent connections, such as in lightweight clients, legacy systems, or environments where server-side push notifications (e
Pros
- +g
- +Related to: event-driven-architecture, webhooks
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Server-Sent Events
Developers should learn SSE when building applications that require real-time, server-to-client updates, such as live dashboards, chat applications, or news feeds, as it offers a lightweight and easy-to-implement alternative to WebSockets for one-way data flow
Pros
- +It is particularly useful in scenarios where you need to avoid the complexity of bidirectional communication or when working with HTTP/1
- +Related to: websockets, http
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Polling Based Synchronization if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Server-Sent Events if: You prioritize it is particularly useful in scenarios where you need to avoid the complexity of bidirectional communication or when working with http/1 over what Polling Based Synchronization offers.
Developers should use polling based synchronization when building applications that need to monitor remote resources without the overhead of maintaining persistent connections, such as in lightweight clients, legacy systems, or environments where server-side push notifications (e
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