Re: Chat application in Django

Pretty sure fb uses Erlang for chat.

On Aug 31, 2010 7:34 AM, "Shamail Tayyab" <pleomax00@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am working on a chat application in Django, how can I ensure that I
> do not have to poll the server for any chat data.
>
> Possible approaches that I've been to:
>
> 1. BAD - use polling.
>
> 2. Use long polling - bad approach afa browser support is concerned.
>
> 3. Using sockets in flash - makes the application flash dependent.
>
> Is there some good way to do this? Or if there is something Django
> specific? Something like HTTPBinding or any 3rd party tested libraries?
> I am expected to provide support till IE6. :-(
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, flash is available on 95% of the systems, this
> approach looks like safest bet, is it good to go?
>
> Btw, how does Gmail and FB chat works?
>
> Thanks
>
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