The Dominant Programmer

Sep 18, 2020 · Backend Development

Implementing Long‑Lived Server‑Client Messaging with WebSocket in Netty

This article walks through building a multi‑client chatroom using Netty and HTML5 WebSocket, explaining why WebSocket outperforms Ajax polling, detailing server‑side handlers, client‑side JavaScript, and demonstrating connection lifecycle and message exchange with full code examples.