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Re: [hybi] Proposed way forward for WebSockets

"Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com> Tue, 27 July 2010 06:13 UTC

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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:56:27 +0200, Greg Wilkins <gregw@webtide.com> wrote:
> I would add 4: to support  the deployment of future extended versions of  
> the protocol.
>
> Thus having a mechanism for versions and feature negotiation is key in a  
> 1.0

Feature negotiation is there, by means of new headers. Breaking backwards  
compatibility so that you need to support two or more versions forever  
seems like a bad idea.


> I don't necessarily agree with this evaluation criteria as features like
> sharing connections between tabs/windows is very much more difficult to  
> achieve in script than in browser.

Seems relatively simple to me using a SharedWorker.


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Anne van Kesteren
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