.NET 4.5 WebSockets vs SignalR

Question

I\'ve seen signalR vs html5 websockets for asp.net MVC chat application but it doesn\'t 100% answer my question as it\'s based around HTML5 WebSockets, which Microsoft may h

Answer 1

SignalR uses OWIN which will use WebSockets connection if the browser supports web sockets and long polling if the browser doesn't support WebSockets.