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		cbsmith on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebSockets vs. Server-Sent-Events vs. Long-Polling... Honestly, all the techniques for this stuff have their problems, including the refresh button.

rvanmil on March 18, 2024 [–]

True, though when carefully implemented it’s the most reliable option I guess.

cbsmith on March 18, 2024 | [–]

I've switched to using SSE to get around problems with the refresh button. It's pretty simple and reliable.

rvanmil on March 18, 2024 | | [–]

That’s great. Unfortunately I’ve seen SSE fail quite a few times in the scenario I described.

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