WebSocket is internet protocol (generic, bi-directional, persistent) that comes with other WebApps technologies (HTML5 family). Protocol itself is standalone technology - does not need browser to work. WebSocket represents the way how client and server can communicate whether the client is browser or desktop application. It represents the ideal base for transport layout. Read more
WebNT.eu introduces WebSocket protocol implementation in Pascal. It is native implementation independent of any additional libraries or application.
Implementation contains both server (browser or application can connect to) and client (that can connect to server). You can start to program applications for desktop (Windows, Linux, MacOS) and browser using the same protocol. Read more
WebNT.eu introduces WebSocket protocol
implementation in PHP. Implementation is based on PHP native
socket_* methods.
Implementation contains server (browser or application can connect to). Read more
Not anyone can use Pascal, WebNT.eu introduces compiled/binary libraries for Windows (dll) and Linux (so). You can start to implement WebSocket protocol in other languages Read more
Thanks to libraries, WebNT.eu introduces implementation in C#. Implementation contains standalone WebSocket class you can start to use in your projects. Read more
WebSocket documentation created
Web site development started
The goal of WebNT.eu is propagation of new technological approaches for using internet and web technologies. The penetration of internet is increasing, yet we are dependent and stuck with decades old ways of internet communication.
Hand in hand with the increase of internet importance go improvements of modern web browsers. Although they are still web pages presentation tools, they becoming more and more application runtime environment.
For common application the presentational abilities (HTML, CSS) and application interface (JavaScript) of modern browsers are comparable with native desktop programming tools. Sure, porting some applications makes and will make no sense at all, but the number of application which are worth to port to browser is increasing.
And I'm gonna start with WebSocket...