I have doubt. In every link, the approach is browser base. And what about a native programming language, Java ? I do understand there are librairies that can be used to simplify things. But before using one of them I wish to understand how it works.
Thanks for you comments. 2014-12-17 9:37 GMT+01:00 Dave Cridland <[email protected]>: > > Further to the other comment, you suggested that implementing your own > system, designed from scratch, would be easier than implementing a system > which adheres to XMPP. This is absolutely correct. > > XMPP is not a trivial protocol to implement. It's possible to build > something that will work to some degree much quicker. In fact, if you look > at the very early Jabber systems, they are indeed much simpler; however > you'll also note that problems with the simplistic approach were found and > identified, and while these made the protocol more complex, the result is a > better solution. > > So the one clear negative that your friend has shown you is actually the > flip-side of a important positive - if you use XMPP, then many people will > have worked on refining the protocol to cope with a number of cases you'll > likely encounter with time. > > In addition, as has already been noted, you don't have to implement XMPP; > there are libraries in virtually every language - often more than one > library in a given language - which will handle most of the complexity for > you. > > Dave. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kwaye KantSkype: g.kwaye(00) 237 77315145Douala - Cameroon*
