Web Sockets vs HTTP

In this article, we will dive deep into the world of 2 protocols that are the base communication of a lot of websites nowadays, what is a web socket? What is HTTP/HTTPS? What is the difference between web sockets and HTTP? How and where should I use them?

What is HTTP?

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, pretty much every basic server that doesn’t have a very especific special need uses a HTTP protocol. So what is HTTPS protocol? When you search for a website and the website is loaded,...