Making Real-Time Web Apps

Our world is very dynamic, and we are living in an era where live communication is crucial. Whether talking to another person in real life or following cricket scores, real-time communication, and data are very important. The best thing about Node.js is its support for streams and WebSocket. Node.js is the perfect tool for creating a real-time web application.

WebSocket

WebSocket provides a continuous full-duplex communication channel. This means that both the server and the client communicate and exchange data at the same time over a single TCP connection. With WebSocket, clients do not have to refresh a page to see changes. The server will push the date back to the client. WebSocket helps facilitate the dynamic flow of connections, resulting in communication at both ends being achieved at considerable speeds. It means that you can now receive and send data on one connection only.

A server can configure the client in real-time because of the lack...