you could look at haxe too, neko server would be very fast and you could use haxe remoting between client and server over a socket connection. would perform a hell of a lot better than polling imo.
On 9 March 2012 19:51, Steven Loe <stevenloe5...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The problem I'm having is this: I've done a lot of flash projects, but > none where I've needed to control many hundreds of clients via server > polling/messaging. I don't have a sense of what protocol to use in order to > get lightweight (hopefully reliable) communication from server to clients > that can be done without spending much on server licenses. > > Would moving to something like AMFast? or XML Sockets provide significant > benefit? > > > Thank you! > > Steven > > > > ________________________________ > From: Peter Ginneberge <p.ginnebe...@telenet.be> > To: Flash Coders List <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Should I use BlazeDS for this? > > WebOrb seems to have RTMP in all their editions (including the free one). > > http://www.themidnightcoders.com/products/weborb-for-java/product-editions.html > > regards, > Muzak > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Watts" <dwa...@figleaf.com> > To: "Steven Loe" <stevenloe5...@yahoo.com>; "Flash Coders List" < > flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 6:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Should I use BlazeDS for this? > > > >> When we have network slowdowns, polling sometimes fails and the > >> project hangs. Is Blaze/LiveCycle well behaved on thin networks? Is it > >> more robust than polling under these conditions? > > > > To add to Henrik's answer, LiveCycle supports async (push) via RTMP, > > but BlazeDS doesn't include RTMP support. It does support HTTP > > "long-polling", which is about as efficient as you get without actual > > async communication: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technology#Long_polling > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
