good languages for server-side comet implementation -


i haven't delved comet programming, interests me , want try out. want know languages implementing comet on server side, , have good, stable libraries or frameworks doing so. client i'll either using javascript, or if particular language has framework whatever framework uses.

i'm incremental learning sort of person, when learing new technique prefer work in langauge know (and vice-versa, try , familiar in new language), but, hey, need big bang ...

you don't langauges , programming models know. essence of comet in 3 parts:

  1. some incremental generation of data on period of time
  2. a server capability deliver data on long-duration connection
  3. a client capability request data , read long-duration connection

working backwards through those:

client-side browser-based , use javascript.

server-side save whole load of work if can use library handle delivery. there's plenty of options, work in java , app server vendor provides suitable libraries. see there's php library guess suitable libraries avaialble in may server-side langauges.

so focus on data intend deliver, constraints there here. in case i'm delivering real-time old industry data available via java libraries, it's going java. i'm confident can program in java , i'm confident can build robust solutions in language.

summary: decide on constraints , preferences server-side language, , check suitable comet libraries exist.

happy learning.


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