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Any Cables Monthly #13

AnyCable Broadcasts • 59 implied HN points • 08 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Programming Web Development Software Development Ruby on Rails Websockets
  1. AnyCable now supports Server-Sent Events (SSE), allowing easy connection for updates without client libraries
  2. Consider the memory and server load implications when managing subscriptions and streams in Action Cable or AnyCable
  3. Creating multiple subscriptions at once can lead to server overload, especially during high traffic situations like server restarts

Any Cables Monthly #10

AnyCable Broadcasts • 19 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Podcasts Websockets Performance
  1. AnyCable v1.4 release candidate brings new Redis Streams-based broadcasting adapter and order guarantees for broadcasted messages.
  2. Podcast discusses Rails additions related to Action Cable and the development of improvements for AnyCable v1.4.
  3. Introduction of new tools like Polyphony 1.0.0 library for building concurrent Ruby applications and Mayu framework for server-side rendered web apps with live streaming capabilities.

Any Cables Monthly #8

AnyCable Broadcasts • 19 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Web Development Serverless Websockets Ruby AWS
  1. AnyCable connects Twilio streams with Hanami, utilizing features like Phlex, Vite, and CableReady.
  2. Exploring the potential of serverless WebSockets reveals challenges in handling long-lived, stateful connections in a serverless environment.
  3. Implementing pub/sub components for serverless WebSockets requires extra consideration for optimizing resources and scalability.

How Real-Time is Amazon Cloudwatch Logs Live Tail?

Bit by Bit • 3 implied HN points • 29 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Cloud Computing AWS Logging Websockets
  1. Amazon CloudWatch Logs Live Tail helps developers follow cloudwatch logs in real-time with features like dynamic filters and highlights.
  2. Live Tail can stream logs in around 2 seconds from when they are ingested in CloudWatch, while using CLI can vary between 2 to 9 seconds.
  3. Live Tail's pricing model is per-second and includes a free tier of 1,800 minutes per month, making it a useful addition to AWS console tool set for real-time log monitoring.
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AnyCable off Rails: connecting Twilio streams with Hanami

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Websockets Ruby Frameworks Real-time
  1. WebSockets are still popular and widely supported, making them essential for real-time communication between servers.
  2. Building WebSocket-driven web applications is straightforward with major web frameworks, but server-to-server connections can be more complex and require custom solutions.
  3. Using AnyCable can simplify the integration of WebSocket services, allowing for custom protocols, sophisticated data processing, and serving as a bridge between servers.

Any Cables Monthly #15

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 07 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Programming Web Development Networking Caching Websockets
  1. Updates for newsletters are now scheduled for the first Tuesday of every month instead of Friday to better align with reader expectations and schedules.
  2. A new initiative has been announced to bring reliable and scalable real-time features to serverless JavaScript applications using AnyCable, Next.js, Vercel, and Fly.io.
  3. Consider the potential for caching at the WebSocket level to improve performance and efficiency in handling live updates within small-to-medium web applications.

Any Cables Monthly #3

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 04 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Development Open Source Websockets APIs
  1. Expect exciting content from upcoming Ruby conferences like RubyKaigi and RailsSaaS. Keep an eye out for updates!
  2. Don't miss out on Hacktoberfest 2022 as a chance to contribute to open source projects. AnyCable projects have the '#hacktoberfest' tag.
  3. Reduce server-side costs by exploring ways to handle browser tabs, like using a Shared Worker or localStorage as a message bus. Stay updated for future technologies like the Web Locks API.

Revitalizing Vito with AnyCable Pro

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 25 Jan 22
🕹 Technology Events Scaling Ruby on Rails Websockets Infrastructure
  1. Migrating from standard Action Cable to AnyCable Pro helped Vito quickly solve scaling problems and host major events like the Nuxt Nation conference.
  2. Preparing for large events involved basic performance optimizations, load-testing, and bug fixing with the help of Evil Martians.
  3. AnyCable Pro powers Vito's notifications, live-updating features, and WebSocket-based live chat, allowing for successful hosting of high-profile events like ReactJS Girls, Beyond Tellerrand, and Buildkite's Unblock Conf.

AnyCable Goes Pro: Fast WebSockets for Ruby, at scale

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jun 21
🕹 Technology Websockets Ruby Open Source
  1. AnyCable Pro version brings benefits like reduced memory footprint by 40%, saved bandwidth costs, and priority support while still in beta
  2. Adding commercial features on top of AnyCable's existing codebase helps users handle high loads more effectively
  3. AnyCable Pro offers improvements in memory usage efficiency, support for binary protocols like Msgpack and Protocol Buffers, and effortless GraphQL compatibility

Any Cables Monthly #5

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 02 Dec 22
🕹 Technology Web Development Frameworks Deployment Websockets
  1. Action Cable in Rails 7.1 can now gracefully handle Redis connection disruption, useful for applications on platforms like Fly.io.
  2. Stimulus v3.2.0 brings hotkeys support for actions and an Outlets API for building atomic controllers.
  3. Consider optimizing HTML payloads over WebSockets through compression methods like permessage-deflate, balancing resource usage.