http://simonwillison.net/2008-07-04T09:54:55+00:00Simon Willison2008-07-04T09:54:55+00:002008-07-04T09:54:55+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jul/4/comet/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://cometdaily.com/2008/07/04/html5-websocket/">Independence Day: HTML5 WebSocket Liberates Comet From Hacks</a></strong></p> The HTML5 spec now includes WebSocket, a TCP-style persistent socket mechanism between client and server using an HTTP handshake to work around firewalls. The Orbited comet implementation provides a WebSocket compatible API to existing browsers today, and can also act as a firewall/proxy between WebSocket and regular TCP sockets, allowing browsers to talk to things like XMPP servers using Orbited to bridge the gap. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/comet">comet</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/html5">html5</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/orbited">orbited</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sockets">sockets</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/tcpsocket">tcpsocket</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/websockets">websockets</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/xmpp">xmpp</a></p>