Is WebSocket Still the Best Choice for Real‑Time Push? Exploring SSE as a Lighter Alternative
The article compares polling, WebSocket, and Server‑Sent Events for server‑to‑client push, explains why polling is inefficient, outlines the advantages and browser compatibility of WebSocket and SSE, and provides step‑by‑step Node/Express and plain‑HTML demos showing how to implement SSE in practice.
