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Discussion on "The Real-Time Web Explained: WebSockets, Polling & SSE" | Hashnode

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Nehal Ingole

Developer and Technical Writer

Dec 9, 2025

The Real-Time Web Explained: WebSockets, Polling & SSE

🔍 The Need for Real-Time Communication Imagine you're waiting for an important email. You could: Constantly check your inbox (Polling - inefficient) Get notified when it arrives (SSE - one-way notifications) Have a live chat with the sender (WebS...

learnwithnehal.hashnode.dev15 min read

#websockets #websocketsalternative #web-sockets-vs-api-polling-api-polling-react #polling-scm #polling-app #sse

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