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Elevating React Web Development with Gatsby

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Elevating React Web Development with Gatsby

Overview of this book

Gatsby is a powerful React static site generator that enables you to create lightning-fast web experiences. With the latest version of Gatsby, you can combine your static content with server-side rendered and deferred static content to create a fully rounded application. Elevating React Web Development with Gatsby provides a comprehensive introduction for anyone new to GatsbyJS and will help you get up to speed in no time. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide starts by teaching you the core concepts of GatsbyJS. You'll then discover how to build performant, accessible, and scalable websites with the GatsbyJS framework. Once you've worked through the practical projects in the book, you'll be able to build anything from a personal website to large-scale applications with authentication and make your site rise through those SEO rankings. By the end of this Gatsby development book, you'll be well-versed in every aspect of the tool's performance and accessibility and have learned how to build client websites that your users will love.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Getting Started
7
Part 2: Going Live
12
Part 3: Advanced Concepts

Chapter 12: Using Real-Time Data

Have you ever ordered food and watched as it made its way closer to your destination without you having to refresh the page? You may have also seen this with package deliveries or ride-hailing apps. All of these make use of real-time data. This is a form of data that is presented as soon as it is acquired. So, in these examples, as soon as the service you are using has the food, package, or car's location, it will relay that information to you. The most common way that convenience sites and messaging applications enable real-time data is by using web sockets.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to web sockets
  • Socket.io in action
  • Live site visitor count
  • Gaining further insights with rooms