Dojo WebSocket

Dojo 1.6 introduces a new API for Comet-style real-time communication based on the WebSocket API. WebSocket provides a bi-directional connection to servers that is ideal for pushing messages from a server to a client in real-time. Dojo’s new dojox.socket module provides access to this API with automated fallback to HTTP-based long-polling for browsers (or servers) that do not support the new WebSocket API. This allows you start using this API with Dojo now.

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Dive into Dojo Data

Dojo Data makes it possible to quickly create web application interfaces and then easily plug-in any data source. It provides an abstraction layer between the user interface and the underlying data source. This allows the user interface developer to focus on the UI without having to worry about database drivers, service endpoints, and unique data formats.

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