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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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I see, thanks for pointing it out.

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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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thanks

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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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happy to read your feedback, Fran. Thanks

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Does Figma use a similar architecture ?

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good question, Hemant.

Does Figma use RSocket? I don't know, so I'll have to find out.

I see that they're using CRDT.

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yeah, Figma is using CRDT

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Thanks for the mention Neo! Interesting as always!

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you're welcome, Anton. Thank you

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Does Canva use RxJava on their backend?

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They use https://github.com/rsocket/rsocket-java

You could find extra details on their engineering blog linked in the references.

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