× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.



I don't know that anyone berated the stateful permanent connections, only the UI Attached to them. :-)

Kevin

On Jul 11, 2012, at 1:19 PM, "Jon Paris" <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This comment is not aimed at Kevin - but am I the only one who finds it hilarious that our long berated old-fashioned stateful permanent connections (otherwise known as 5250) are now an essential part of the new web now that browsers have to do meaningful work. Of course they had to have a sexy name and a new implementation but ...

Just musing <grin>


On 2012-07-11, at 1:00 PM, web400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

The huge benefit of websockets is that you can have a permanent connection between the client and the server, and the server can "push" events to the browser, rather than the browser having to poll the server periodically. A push mechanism is far more efficient that a long polling mechanism.

Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com




--
This is the Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries (WEB400) mailing list
To post a message email: WEB400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/web400
or email: WEB400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/web400.


As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...

Replies:

Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.