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by FooBarWidget 4607 days ago
It is exactly the use of the word real-time in the context of web apps, that I find silly.
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It's called soft-realtime. The difference is well known, and you getting offended about it isn't going to do anything for anyone.
It isn't even soft realtime. Go read up on what soft realtime really is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_computing#Criteria_f...