July 2011
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The WebSocket protocol, design by committee and requirements tracing
I’ve been working with the WebSocket protocol recently, updating the code that implements the protocol in The Server Framework to the latest version of the draft standard (the HyBi 09 version). Whilst this looks like it’s almost … -
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WebSockets is a stream, not a message based protocol...
As I mentioned here, the WebSockets protocol is, at this point, a bit of a mess due to the evolution of the protocol and the fact that it’s being pulled in various directions by various interested parties. I’m just ranting about … -
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WebSockets - Why differentiate between text and binary frames?
As I mentioned here, the WebSockets protocol is, at this point, a bit of a mess due to the evolution of the protocol and the fact that it’s being pulled in various directions by various interested parties. I’m just ranting about … -
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WebSockets - Why do we need to mask data from client to server?
As I mentioned here, the WebSockets protocol is, at this point, a bit of a mess due to the evolution of the protocol and the fact that it’s being pulled in various directions by various interested parties. I’m just ranting about … -
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Another day, another deadlock avoided with no harm done
I’m currently building a new example server for The Server Framework. This is a variation on one of our proxy server examples for a client that’s doing some WebSockets work. The idea is that the server takes an inbound … -
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WebSockets - The deflate-stream extension is broken and badly designed
As I mentioned here, the WebSockets protocol is, at this point, a bit of a mess due to the evolution of the protocol and the fact that it’s being pulled in various directions by various interested parties. I’m just ranting about … -
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WebSockets - I miss the TCP half close...
As I mentioned here, the WebSockets protocol is, at this point, a bit of a mess due to the evolution of the protocol and the fact that it’s being pulled in various directions by various interested parties. I’m just ranting about …