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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

Introduction to web sockets

A web socket is a bi-directional communication channel between a client and a server. Unlike REST requests, the socket connection's channel remains open for the client and the server to push messages to and from each other whenever they need, instead of closing when a response is received. This kind of communication is commonly associated with low latency, which means it can handle high volumes of data with minimal delay.

So, how does it work? To start, the client sends an HTTP request to a server, asking it to open a connection. If the server agrees, it will send back a response with a status of 101, indicating that it will be switching protocols. At this point, the handshake is complete and a TCP/IP connection is left open, allowing messages to pass back and forth between the two devices. This connection will remain open until one of the devices disconnects or loses its connection.

One of the most popular socket implementations in the JavaScript...