Summary

In this chapter, we gave you a glimpse of the features and technology behind WebRTC. You should have a firm grasp of what WebRTC aims to achieve and how this affects web applications today. You should also have an idea of what types of applications can be built with WebRTC and you should have tried out WebRTC already in your browser.

There was a wealth of information in this chapter, though if you did not take it all in, do not worry. We will go back and cover many of the topics presented here in detail over the course of the book. Feel free to explore some of the resources already on the Web today to get an even better understanding of what WebRTC is all about.

Next, we will start exploring camera and microphone capture using the getUserMedia API.

Then, we will start building our WebRTC application to handle a full one on one video and audio call directly in the browser.

Later on, we will start exploring how to extend this to multiple users, add data transfer through text-based chat and file sharing, and learn about the best security practices that are in place when using WebRTC.