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Stephen Downes

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I understand the criticism of frameworks and Single page Applications (SPA). But I think there are many questions unanswered, but the core of  argument is right here: "Finalized in 2011, support for WebSockets in modern browsers ramped up throughout the 2010s and is now fully supported in all modern browsers. With the help of a small bit of client-side JavaScript, you get a full-duplex socket connection between browser and server. Data can pass both ways, and can be pushed from either side at any time, no user-initiated request needed." I remember Wired coming out with a huge banner headline PUSH in 1997. That's what this is. Maybe it is the time for push. But I have my doubts.

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