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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Socket.io is very easy to use simply we can integrate it with our javascript code .It make easy to perform bidirectional communication bw server and web clients.Cross browser compatibity is also best thing in socket.io . As it has large no. of user there has good customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

For making implementation easier it has abstraction layer which hides the raw things which make it heavier the raw web sockets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

Actually in my software i have to intergrate realtime chats which needed bidirection requests and responses , so at that time socket.io i find the one of the best helpful library for me.I integrte it in my web application which has features like real time chat and it smooth;y work till now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication.

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Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication.


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"Best Javascript library for websocket api"
The best part about Socket.Io was its ease of setup with Node.js. Community support is also excellent. Amount of features it adds to the WebSocket ...
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Bishal D.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

The best part about Socket.Io was its ease of setup with Node.js. Community support is also excellent. Amount of features it adds to the WebSocket API are really great. I use it every time there is a project that handles data in real-time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

I love everything about it but I feel it is a bit slower compared to native sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

Socket.Io really comes handy when I have the projects that handles real-time data. Its client version is also making the integration simpler compared to native sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Siddharth S.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

The way socket.io handles bidirectional communication between clients and servers makes it an ideal application for interview platforms, live chats , docs like google doc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

its latency and resource usage is one of the main draw backs it have Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

It basically solved my issue of creating an interview platform so its solve challanges for real time web applications, it benefits the developers to manage the manaual creation of bidirectional web sockets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ekansh R.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Socket.IO solves the challenge of real-time communication between clients and servers, facilitating instant data transfer and live updates in web applications. This benefits developers by enabling the creation of dynamic and interactive features without constant refreshing, ultimately enhancing user experiences and application functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

Please organise the session for the college students so they get the hands on experience of socket.io how it works in the real time projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

Socket.IO solves the challenge of real-time communication between clients and servers, facilitating instant data transfer and live updates in web applications. This benefits developers by enabling the creation of dynamic and interactive features without constant refreshing, ultimately enhancing user experiences and application functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vikas  D.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

All mobile technologies are covered, and it is easy to integrate into any official platform. The library is fast and reliable to use, making it one of the best libraries to use for chat applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

My only concern with socket.io is the long-term connection issue, so if socket.io provides long-term connections functionality like XMPP server, that would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

This tool solves real-time communication problems with server and client architecture. It can also be used for mobile technology and the web since it provides bidirectional and low latency communication for all platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Very easy programming using the socket.io Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

Not easily accessible documents and videos for the understanding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

In the code for the chat application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rohit G.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Best feature socket tool provides is real-time communication between client and servers for crucial times.

It's easy to use and tool contains some Libraries that make setting up easy and because of that implementation of it becomes easy.

Frequently I have used socket.io whenever I need that straight, robust connection between client and server.

You can easily integrate this amazing tool with your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

Sometimes I have faced performance overhead.

There are large volume libraries so managing, versioning becomes somewhere laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's robust tool which provides robust connection between client and server in real-time.

It solves problem of delayed or periodic updates by enabling communication between client and server.

There are many scenarios in which we can use socket.io tool such as chat application, collaborative tools, gaming etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayank R.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Socket io is open source and a free application which can download from node packages i personally use socket io API KEY and they work wonderfully i think every developer use socket io in their work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

The only problem is i found is its is limited period offer to use for free afterwards it will be paid and some time api doesn't work like 80 percentage work but 20 percentage it doesn't work but i think every good have some bad things woth it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

Socket io is a application for those people who are develop software and website for their work and using socket io is great experience and it helps me to grow and my business too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashutosh S.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

The best part about Socket.io is that you dont' have to worry about the behind the scene complexitiies of the implementation and it's to setup with any language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

Sometimes it's difficult to debug the issues when data is not being transmitted or same data is transmitted repeatdly. That will be better if we can reduce the number of events that needs to be triggered for a successful 2 way communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have done integration of Socket.io to our job search portal with NodeJs and ReactJs. Using the real time chat the job seekers and emploeyrs can connect with each other super easly and quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashutosh  S.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

The simple and easy implementation with most programming technologies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

Sometimes it's difficult to debug the connection issues. So many functions are avaialbe for similar tasks which is confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

In one of my job search app, the employer and employee can directly interact through live chat, also with integration of sicket io with the FCM makes the push notifiations much efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akash K.
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What do you like best about Socket.Io?

Ease of use in bi-directional communication. You can easily implement it with node js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Socket.Io?

It gets complicated with larger set of groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Socket.Io solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sockets.io is solving two way communication connection for web applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.