On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Alan Hoffmeister <
alanhoffmeis...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep I could use it, but keep a persistent connection for every visitor
> will consume a lot more resources from the server then a restfull service.


a) That's why you're using Node - it copes with massive concurrency really
well. b) It's a lot less resource intensive than long polling due to
connection setup/teardown overheads. c) Why don't you try it before
dismissing it?

Matt.

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