WebSockets vs Polling vs Server Sent Events

Hi everyone, In this video, we are going to talk about Real-time applications. We will have a look at what are WebSockets, Polling, Short Polling and Long Polling and Server Sent Events.
We will understand all different ways to create real time applications including WebSockets, Polling, Short Polling and Long Polling and Server Sent Events.

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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Request Response Cycle
02:20 Problem of Real Time Communication
05:30 WebSockets - Full Duplex Real-Time Communication
12:30 Polling - Short Polling and Long Polling
23:24 SSE - Server Sent Events
25:40 Outro

Video Titles
What are WebSockets?
What is Polling in Networking and Real Time Applications?
What is Short Polling?
What is Long Polling?
What are Server Sent Events?
How to Build Real Time Applications?

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#systemdesign #websocket #coding #nodejs #javascript #backendwebdevelopment #fullstackwebdevelopment #javascript #api #faang #programming