Node.JS and the WebSocket protocol
After reading Simon Willison’s post on Node.JS, I decided I’d give it a try myself. Today I released node.websocket.js
After a couple of months I’ve been watching the progress on the WebSocket protocol, which gives JavaScript developers full-duplex communications channels in the browser. This is a very exciting alternative to the COMET techniques we’re used to seeing.
Node.JS is a framework for networked, event-driven applications, where JavaScript has a natural fit. This particular implementation is built on top of the excellent V8 engine.
Running the server is as simple as:
$ node runserver.jsLatest posts (see all)
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