Webhooks vs Server-Sent Events

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

Webhooks

Nice Pick

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

Pros

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• Related to: http-requests, rest-apis

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 Webhooks 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 Webhooks offers.

The Bottom Line

Webhooks wins

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