System Design Lec. 15: A beginner guide to WebSockets

In this video, we learn about the basics of WebSockets, what they are, how are they different from other protocols like HTTP, and different uses and types of sockets.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 What are Websockets?
1:22 How is HTTP different?
2:03 What is Polling?
3:39 What is Long Polling?
5:13 Features of Websockets?
7:08 How is Websocket connection established?
9:06 Where are Websockets used?
11:18 Disadvantages of Websockets
12:55 What is a connection made of?
14:04 Types of Sockets



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