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Real-time Games Using HTML5, WebSockets, Nodejs, & Socket.io

by Gautam Rege, posted in Javascript

Ever imagined playing a game on the web by simply logging in - no local installation required, no licenses and you can continue from where you left off! Imagine multi-player games from your browser or phone - basically 'gaming in the cloud'. Ok - that sounded pretty cliche 🙂 But its already here folks and faster … Continue reading Real-time Games Using HTML5, WebSockets, Nodejs, & Socket.io

How Writing Upstart Scripts In Ubuntu Looks Like

by Siva Gollapalli, posted in Tutorials

Upstart is an event based tool that handles starting of services during system booting and shut-down the services before system is shut down. It also monitors the services while they running. It was designed to overcome the limitations in system V and dependency based init systems. Limitations in existing systems They are not dynamic in nature. … Continue reading How Writing Upstart Scripts In Ubuntu Looks Like

Push notifications using express.js and socket.io

by Gautam Rege, posted in Javascript, Ruby on Rails

So we built a real-time bidding system! Why? Because one of our clients needed it. Our customer bridges the gap between vendors and customers. (Cannot reveal more specifics like the domain etc.) Customer requests an order and vendors bid for that order. Customer should be notified in real-time about any bids. Customer should be able … Continue reading Push notifications using express.js and socket.io