Polling Based Synchronization vs Webhooks

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 and use webhooks when building applications that require real-time updates or integrations, such as notifying users of events (e. Here's our take.

Polling Based Synchronization

Nice Pick

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

Pros

• g
• Related to: event-driven-architecture, webhooks

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Webhooks

Developers should learn and use webhooks when building applications that require real-time updates or integrations, such as notifying users of events (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: http-requests, rest-apis

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 Webhooks if: You prioritize g over what Polling Based Synchronization offers.

The Bottom Line

Polling Based Synchronization wins

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