In Diffusion 5.7, we added a polling (XHR) transport to the existing WebSocket transport. XHR is short for XMLHttpRequest which is an API provided by the browsers for a server and a client to exchange data. A new option, ‘transports‘, that the JavaScript client can use to pass in a list of transports to connect to the server, for example: diffusion.connect({ transports…
In DiffusionTM 5.7 some new topic types have appeared, namely JSON and Binary. More generally these are referred to as the first examples of universal topics. In this article I will describe what these universal topics are and why they represent a huge step forward for Diffusion users. Everything discussed here also applies to Diffusion Cloud….
Developing for iOS can be a lot of fun and potentially profitable. Xcode provides a mature IDE that’s simple to use. You can rest easy in the knowledge that the majority of your users will be using the latest version of iOS. For example, on April 18th 2016, 84% of users were using iOS 9….
The latest version of Diffusion Clouds introduces a JSON Topic type that provides an easy to use and efficient mechanism for distributing JSON and binary data. JSON topics enable you to structure your data using JSON. The data is transmitted in a Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR: http://cbor.io/) binary form for increased efficiency with only…
With the release of Diffusion Cloud, Push Technology has introduced byte based billing. Data delivered to Diffusion Cloud for publication and the data published on to end user apps are charged at a flat rate of $1.99 per GB. This approach better suits our customers needs. With byte-based billing, our customers will truly pay for…
We have just released new features of Diffusion Cloud, codenamed “Hawking“. This is a significant milestone for us as it represents the first iteration in our transition to a new infrastructure based on JSON and binary topics – internally known as universal topics. So what’s all the fuss about? Users of Diffusion Cloud will know that…
Since launching Diffusion Cloud, we’ve worked to enhance it so it solves real problems developers are having. One such problem – architecting data efficient applications that work. Today we launch new features of Diffusion Cloud including a revamped pricing model we know you’ll love. Byte-based billing Diffusion Cloud offers a unique data-centric pricing model, designed…
Diffusion 5.7, a market-proven realtime messaging platform designed for enterprise, has just been released. Find out what’s new so you can benefit from efficient realtime data distribution that optimizes data delivery for your web, mobile and IoT apps. The latest features include JSON/binary delta streaming and enhanced information security. The patent-pending features make live data…
Apache Kafka has grown in prominence since it was originally developed by LinkedIn back in 2011 and a number of notable companies are now using the solution including, Netflix, Spotify and Uber. Apache Kafka is described as a “high-throughput, distributed, publish-subscribe messaging system” and according to an article in datanami, “Open source projects like Kafka…
In the development team, we’re always sharing cool links and videos with each other. I’ve been introduced to a lot of interesting subjects and ideas in my time at Push. So I knew when I asked the question “What tech talk interested or inspired you?” that I’d get a wide range of engrossing and…