Bits and Pieces·4yWebSockets vs. Server-Sent Events
WebSockets is an advanced technology that enables bidirectional real-time interactive communication between a client and a server. Server-Sent Events (SSE) is a technique that allows a browser to receive automatic updates from a server, such as text-based event data, over a standard HTTP connection.
gitconnected·4yUnderstanding Blockchain and Smart Contracts
In this blog post, I discuss the design of a distributed cache. Given the enormous interest in Web3 technologies, I wanted to take a deep dive into understanding the applications of blockchain, how they are built, and what system design principles underpin them. Some terms such as Merkle Trees, Proof-Of-Stake, and Proof-of-Work systems will require separate blog posts.
The Hacker News·4yTwitter's New Owner Elon Musk Wants DMs to be End-to-End Encrypted like Signal
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and Twitter's new owner, called on adding support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the platform's direct messages (DM) feature. "Twitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages," Musk said in a tweet.
WebRTC Hacks·4y2 faces of Google's WebRTC
Google recently announced their intent to merge Google Duo and Google Meet into one application. We grabbed webrtc-internals dumps from both applications to do a back-to-back comparison. While there are some some Googly commonalities, the WebRTC usage of both applications is surprisingly different as we’ll see.
freeCodeCamp·4yHow to Build a Logging Web App with Server-Sent Events, RxJS, and Express
SSE, short for Server-Sent Events, is a way to send data from your server to your clients. SSE is lightweight, efficient, and very powerful. I'll be using Typescript, Express, and RxJS to show you how to use SSE.
DEV·4yAppwrite Storage meets limitless S3
Appwrite is an open source backend-as-a-service that abstracts all the complexity involved in building a modern application. Appwrite handles user authentication and authorization, realtime databases, cloud functions, webhooks, and much more. One of the core functionalities of Appwrite is Appwrite Storage. It allows you to upload, view, download, and query your project files. With Appwrite 0.13, you can now connect the Storage service with cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3 or DigitalOcean Spaces.
