Show HN: SpaceMagic, a real-time node.js framework

Post by stcredzero » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 6:34 PM UTC

mhd wrote: post #9

ZachS wrote: post #7

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I use "real-time" in this fashion because describing it as "soft real-time" seems weird.

Didn't we call websites that update without a manual page reload "AJAX" just a few minutes ago? And yes, even if there's no XML present, but at least it's an abuse of a pretty new, web-specific term. I propose we call all that stuff "FEFYOM" (Fast Enough For You Old Man) from now on.

Post by c0un7d0wn » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 6:38 PM UTC

draggnar wrote: post #10

back button an issue for anyone else?

Post by MattBearman » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 6:47 PM UTC

draggnar wrote: post #10

back button an issue for anyone else?

Post by ZachS » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 6:56 PM UTC

draggnar wrote: post #10

back button an issue for anyone else?

Post by udp » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 7:03 PM UTC

wmf wrote: post #18

mhd wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Didn't we call websites that update without a manual page reload "AJAX" just a few minutes ago? And yes, even if there's no XML present, but at least it's an abuse of a pretty new, web-specific term. I propose we call all that stuff "FEFYOM" (Fast Enough For You Old Man) from now on.

AJAX is where you click on something and then the page updates. Comet is where the page updates without the user having to initiate anything.