/tags/sse/ Recent bookmarks tagged #sse Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:59 +0000 https://dev.to/polliog/server-sent-events-beat-websockets-for-95-of-real-time-apps-heres-why-a4l?context=digest Everyone defaults to WebSockets for real-time features. Most shouldn't. The reality: 95% of "real-time" applications only need server → client updates. Chat notifications. Live dashboards. Stock tickers. Log streams. AI responses. WebSockets give you bidirectional communication. But bidirectional comes with a tax: complexity, resource overhead, scaling challenges, debugging nightmares. Server-Sent Events (SSE) do one thing: stream data from server to client. They do it brilliantly. And for most applications, that's all you need.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #events #http #pubsub #sse #webdev</p> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:51:51 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38283 events http pubsub sse webdev