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Learn the basics of chat application architecture to create a seamless and efficient user experience for your application.

Seven REST alternatives you need to know and their most common use cases.

PubNub’s integration with Socket.io enhances real-time concurrent connections by providing features like rapid data streaming, presence monitoring, storage and playback, analytics, cross-platform compatibility, and robust security and access management.

OAuth, or Open Authentication, is an identity authentication and authorization protocol that permits application interactions without a password. It has many forms, with the most popular being OAuth1 and OAuth2. In this article, we'll explore both authentication protocols to identify which is better ...

Since web communication demands evolution, the three versions of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)—HTTP, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3—have evolved to meet relentless demands for speed, security, and efficiency. Let's explore these protocols, their unique features, and their implications for web development.

In part two, we’ll be covering the most common chat security vulnerabilities, and how you can fix them. We’ll also look at the shortcomings of out-of-the-box security solutions, and some tools PubNub provides that can help you keep your mobile or website application safe from phishing attempts.

People have been trying to run a scam on the internet for as long as it has been used as a communication platform. But one vector for scams that has received less attention is in-app chat scams, which happen in a conversation in-app or product. We'd like to give you a comprehensive overview of in-app...

This blog post gives an overview of HTTP long polling and what kinds of apps you can build with it.