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HTTP Streaming: An Alternative to Polling the Server

November 4th, 2005 · 8 Comments

If Ajax apps are to be rich, there must be a way for the server to pass new information to the browser. For example, new stock quotes or an instant message someone else just sent you. But the browser’s not a server, so the server can’t initiate an HTTP connection to alert the browser. The […]

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