[Acrobotic] has an interesting video about using WebSockets to allow a browser to talk to an ESP8266 web server in real time. You can see his simple demo in the video below. Of course, you’ll use the ...

If you want to call a service you can—but the service can't call you back. WebSockets offers the potential for real, two way communications -- and it's as simple as calling a Web Service. The idea ...

WebSockets is a network communication protocol that enables two-way client-server communication. WebSockets are often used for applications that require instantaneous updates, using a persistent ...

Peter Vogel introduces WCF 4.5's support for WebSockets first by describing why you care and then by setting up to build a bi-directional service using Windows Server 8, and Visual Studio 11. Web ...

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Zoom users who would like to learn more about webhooks and WebSockets and how they can be used to enhance real-time communications. Might be interested to know that the official Zoom blog has ...

Users now demand information as soon as it’s available. If you have to refresh the page to get new information, it’s already too late. Luckily, a protocol supported by all modern browsers allows for ...

Using animated GIF images as a crude WebSocket is an idea we’ve never come across before, but it actually makes a lot of sense. Not in terms of it’s overall usefulness, but just for the fact that the ...