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Feb 18Liked by Neo Kim

WebSockets actually operate at the Application layer, not the Transport layer, according to the OSI model. This is a common misconception because WebSockets provide a way to establish a persistent, full-duplex communication channel over a single TCP connection, which operates at the Transport layer

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Amazing blog post! Having heard of RSocket before and this gave an amazing overview of this protocol!

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Great to see the practical application when discovering a new technology.

Thanks for bringing visibility to real-world case studies, Neo!

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Does Figma use a similar architecture ?

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Thanks for the mention Neo! Interesting as always!

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Does Canva use RxJava on their backend?

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