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Sep 12, 2026 · Frontend Development

Beyond WebSocket: When Server-Sent Events (SSE) Is the Better Choice for Real-Time Push

This article compares polling, WebSocket, and Server-Sent Events (SSE) for server-to-client real-time messaging, detailing SSE's lightweight HTTP-based design, automatic reconnection, and simpler server requirements, then provides a complete Node.js/Express and vanilla HTML/JavaScript demo.

EventSourceExpressHTTP Long Connection

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Beyond WebSocket: When Server-Sent Events (SSE) Is the Better Choice for Real-Time Push

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May 30, 2020 · Backend Development

How Tengine Enables Scalable HTTP Long‑Connection Pushes in Backend Systems

Tengine, a high‑performance reverse proxy widely used in the group, supports various deployment modes and provides low‑latency, high‑availability HTTP long‑connection push solutions, detailing current challenges, polling drawbacks, HTTP/2 server push limitations, and the architecture of single‑machine and clustered push mechanisms with centralized storage.

HTTP Long ConnectionTengineload balancing

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How Tengine Enables Scalable HTTP Long‑Connection Pushes in Backend Systems