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Socket.io reviews and mentions

Posts with mentions or reviews of Socket.io. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-02-15.
  • 10 Node.js 24 features you’re probably not using
    1 project | dev.to | 27 May 2025
    Another heavily dependent external library for Node.js apps is the ws or Socket.IO for client connections to real-time data feeds or interacting with other WebSocket servers.
  • The Silent Chat: Fixing Real-Time Notifications That Didn’t Notify Anyone
    1 project | dev.to | 16 May 2025
    -Socket.IO for real-time events
  • Ask HN: How would you build a turn-based multiplayer browser game in 2025?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Apr 2025
    I've recently been tinkering away at a turn-based multiplayer browser game in my downtime. I'm a Typescript guy so my current tech stack is Next.js, Node.js, and ws[0] for WebSockets (though I'm thinking of switching over to socket.io[1] given how much more they provide out of the box).

    Right now my main concern is how to handle continuous deployments without interrupting ongoing games (amongst other WebSocket challenges[2]). I was planning to deploy via Coolify, but am considering other options given that their zero downtime deploys still needs some love[3].

    How would you approach building a turn-based multiplayer browser game in 2025?

    [0] https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws

    [1] https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io

    [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42816359

    [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43589794

  • Mastering WebSockets with Socket.IO: A Comprehensive Guide
    2 projects | dev.to | 15 Feb 2025
    In line 32 we have the socket.io editaData event which handles data editing in the server. When the user clicks edit in the client, the server searches for the data using the findIndex method. If it exists it updates the data in the crudData array then it broadcasts the edited data to the client.
  • Tools for Building a Modern JavaScript Booking Application
    5 projects | dev.to | 12 Feb 2025
    Tools like Socket.IO and WebSockets significantly simplify the implementation of real-time communication between client and server.
  • Custom Angular and Karma Test Extension for VS Code
    6 projects | dev.to | 13 Jan 2025
    To capture the test execution status, I wrote a custom karma reporter(a good resource) with which I was able to emit the test execution status back to the vscode extension. I am using socket.io to do this communication.
  • Stop sharing your screen, start sharing your website
    1 project | dev.to | 6 Jan 2025
    Building such experiences is already possible, using libraries such as socket.io and React Together. This blog post explains how to easily add real-time collaboration to an existing React app, using React Together.
  • SSE, WebSockets, or Polling? Build a Real-Time Stock App with React and Hono
    4 projects | dev.to | 2 Dec 2024
    Complexity: WebSockets require you to handle connection lifecycle events, such as errors and reconnections. While the code example I provided could suffice for simple use cases, more complex use cases might arise, like automatic reconnection and queueing messages sent by the client when the connection wasn't open. For that, you can either extend this code or use an external library like react-use-websocket for a relatively lightweight react implementation or socketio for both client and server SDKs.
  • I built a browser game 🎮
    6 projects | dev.to | 28 Nov 2024
    Socket.IO
  • WebRTC python server: STUN/TURN servers for your python app
    1 project | dev.to | 10 Nov 2024
    aiortc can be easily integrated with other python libraries such as aiohttp for web server as well as other third party libraries such as socket.io for real time event handling
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    www.influxdata.com | 19 Jun 2025
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