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Discussion on: What are the most underrated browser features and APIs?

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jzombie

I'll second that.... WebRTC data channels and WebSockets are my thing.

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Danny Engelman

Ask anyone using WebRTC if they even know about Server Sent Events and the EventSource API

I see so many projects using a bloated WebRTC server, because a developer didn't read the F* manual.

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jzombie

So, this project actually uses a "virtual server" (peer in the middle) which proxies streams to all other participants. Maybe it's a bad idea, but here you go: speaker.app/

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jzombie

I had no clue about these APIs. Thanks for sharing.