Long Polling vs Server Sent Events
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Why were Long Polling and Server-Sent Events (SSE) introduced for real-time web communication?
Why does Long Polling improve real-time responsiveness compared to traditional polling?
Why are Server-Sent Events (SSE) more efficient than Long Polling for one-way real-time communication?
Why is SSE often preferred over WebSockets for simple real-time updates?
Why can Long Polling create scalability challenges at large scale?
Why does SSE have limitations compared to WebSockets?
Why is connection management critical in Long Polling and SSE architectures?
Why do Long Polling and SSE systems sometimes require sticky sessions?
Why is observability important in Long Polling and SSE systems?
What are the major trade-offs between Long Polling and Server-Sent Events (SSE)?