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Socket.IO

JavaScript networking library that runs server-side on Node.js and in the browser. It abstracts away websockets and other communication schemes and thus enables to "push" messages from the client to the server and vice versa using symmetric syntax.

First released2015
Developed byGuillermo Rauch
Latest stable version4.5.0
Open-sourceYes
Used byMicrosoft Office, Yammer, Zendesk, Trello

Interesting facts

Socket.io enables developers to use their technology in a bunch of different applications

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