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by FooBarWidget 4761 days ago
Finally a good use of the word "real-time". This is what real-time means, not web apps that stream data over WebSockets.
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scotth 4760 days ago
Can't it mean both?
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lttlrck 4760 days ago
Yes, providing it's appropriately prefixed with Soft or Hard...
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qznc 4760 days ago
The web stuff is not even soft realtime. A better term for the web stuff would be "live" or "continuously updated" or "clickless" or whatever.
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scotth 4760 days ago
Context seems good enough.
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