HTML 5 Communications - The New Network Framework for the Web
Abstract
The HTML 5 specification will clearly change the way in which we build applications for the Web. Google, Apple, Mozilla, Opera, Palm, et al, have all made large strides in supporting various components of HTML 5. The Communications section of this specification describes an exciting collection of new types of network communication mechanisms that will
provide the underpinnings of the next generation of web applications.
- WebSocket
A full-duplex single-socket connection over the web - Server-Sent Events
A formalization of web "push" but without polling - Cross-Domain Resource Sharing
Connect to multiple domains without a portal server - Inter-Document Messaging
Send messages among iframes on a page
These features bring bi-directional, event-driven connectivity to web applications, remove the dependency on polling, allows the browser to be the aggregator of information across domains and facilitates mashups within the browser.
We will provide an in-depth look into the use of these features particularly WebSocket and Server-Sent Events. And we'll discuss the techniques and technologies required to build Web applications with these new tools. We will also cover possible network architectures
to integrate message brokers, popular data feeds and cloud applications using WebSockets.
The session will show demonstrations using the Kaazing Gateway, the first implementation of the HTML 5 Communications stack which also offers Java/JavaFX, Flash/Flex, Javascript and Silverlight client-side libraries.
