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TechTalk: WebSockets featuring Ronnie Mitra

By Steven TaitPosted on

The hype around WebSockets has been steadily increasing over the last two years. As adoption increases, API architects need to understand how they can use the WebSocket protocol to build great APIs for mobile and Web applications. In this TechTalk, Ronnie Mitra — API Architect at Layer7 Technologies — answered questions about:

  • The ins and outs of the WebSocket standard
  • The relationship between HTTP-based APIs and WebSockets
  • Use cases that are a great fit for the WebSocket protocol
  • The challenge of securing a WebSockets connection