WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events (SSE) — Lessons from the Real World

by Abdul Ahad, Developer at Inovum Solutions, August 2025

Recently, I had the chance to dive deep into WebSockets and SSE while implementing live notifications in a web application. Initially, I went with WebSockets — it offered full-duplex communication, and everything worked perfectly across all major browsers, desktops, and even mobile devices.

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