Comet VS Ajax polling
I need to create a chat like facebook chat. With Comet I need more memory to keep the connection. With Ajax polling there is a latency problem if I send request every 3-4 seconds. So... If the latency ( 3-4 seconds ) doesn't matter, Is Ajax Polling better for my case ? Latency is not the only problem. COMET (long-polling) "saves" your traffic - when you use polling, you cannot know, if there were changes on the server, so some of the calls may be just a waste of traffic and resources (e.g., even if no one's chatting, you're making calls every 3-4 seconds). In case of COMET, you generally need