Which is the better way to build real-time applications using Angular.js and Node.js?

Question

I\'m beginner in Angular.js and Node.js, but I\'ve realized that there are two possible ways to make real-time applications. The first is using Socket.io and the other is us

Answer 1

Socket.io has the following advantages:

• less unnecessary trafic and rendering
• lower latency
• (arguably) cleaner code

REST has these advantages:

• Supported on all browsers and clients
• Less open connections
• Works better in clustered, proxied and otherwise complex network topologies

Each of these points deserves a long discussion on it's own, some depend a lot on the application characteristics. But if you tag them by priority, you'll see what is probably best for you.