Hi Kwaye, Welcome to the list.
NodeJS is a runtime that allows you to run Javascript code on a server. XMPP is a protocol that allows you to send messages between entities on a network. So these 2 do not compare. You can build an XMPP endpoint using NodeJS if you want. There is an implementation of the XMPP protocol available for NodeJS: https://github.com/node-xmpp/node-xmpp Maybe you can find some relevant information in the answers on this stackoverflow question that seems to reflect your question quite well! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5893075/nodejs-vs-xmpp-advantage-and-disavantage <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5893075/nodejs-vs-xmpp-advantage-and-disavantage> Goodluck! Eelco > On 17 Dec 2014, at 09:01, kwaye kant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello to all, > > I had an idea to built an instant messaging application like WhatsApp. > My research had oriented me to xmpp protocol. > But this night I was having a discussion with a mate and he seemed to warn me > to use nodeJs instead of Xmpp protocol. > He was not able to explain to me the main difference between the two apart > the fact that Xmpp is not easy to implement. > So I tried to check the NodeJS and I realized it can be combined to socket.io > <http://socket.io/> to build robust and scalable applications. > My question goes to those who have being facing this such of situation. And > as a developer, which solution could be better than the other and why ? > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Kwaye Kant > Skype: g.kwaye > (00) 237 77315145 > Douala - Cameroon
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