SitePen Support

Articles

On-board vs. Off-board Comet

by Joe WalkerMay 22nd, 2008

Off-board Comet: When separate web-servers handle normal connections and Comet connections. On-board Comet: When the web-server that serves your normal content also handles your Comet connections.

Comet and Cross-Site Scripting

by Joe WalkerMay 20th, 2008

When Ajax was the #1 premium buzzword, we had a spate of ‘Ajax security issues’, which were mostly just known browser issues pumped up with a little extra JavaScript. Most web security issues affect Web 1.0 as much as Web 2.0.

The Many Shades of Bayeux/Cometd

by Greg WilkinsMay 15th, 2008

Cometd Bayeux is a publish/subscribe messaging system, and this has drawn some criticism that PubSub is not the most flexible paradigm for an Ajax/Comet transport.

Comet Gazing: Solutions

by Comet DailyMay 14th, 2008

This time, we’ve asked our contributors the question: “In your experience with Comet development, what solution to a problem are you most proud of, and how did you accomplish it?”

Introducing HTTP Channels

by Kris ZypMay 13th, 2008

HTTP Channels is a transport protocol based on the existing messaging capabilities of HTTP and utilizes the concepts of REST for notification of resource changes. HTTP Channels is intended be a Comet solution for RESTful real time data synchronization architecture and can be used as a Bayeux transport, or it can be used stand-alone.

Persevere Adds Comet Support

by Kris ZypMay 12th, 2008

The latest release of the Persevere Server (0.9.5) now includes Comet support. The Persevere Server is a web accessible database and service side JavaScript server that exposes persistent data storage as RESTful HTTP/JSON web services.

Guaranteed Messaging in Comet

by Martin TylerMay 9th, 2008

There is a lot of confusion about guaranteed messaging. Many products claim some level of guaranteed or reliable messaging, but what does it really mean?

Comet Games: Chess, Tic-tac-toe, Pong, and Poker

by Dylan SchiemannMay 7th, 2008

With the increasing interest in Comet and the recent Super Mario Brothers implementation and the Embedding and Encoding JavaScript analysis, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at games based on Comet techniques.

Comet Drives Election Excitement

by Andrew BettsMay 5th, 2008

As I write this, we’re waiting for the results of London’s Mayoral election. The position of Mayor has only been around since 2000, and this year a too-close-to-call contest between two of the most colourful politicians in the country has kept the race on the front pages of the papers for weeks.

Comet Gazing: Frustrations

by Comet DailyApril 28th, 2008

Comet Gazing is a semi-regular feature on Comet Daily. We pose a question to our Contributors and post the answers. This time, we’ve asked our contributors the question: “What do you find most frustrating about Comet development, and how do you workaround or deal with the issue?”


Copyright 2008 Comet Daily, LLC. All Rights Reserved