How we built Pusher-JS 2.0 – part 1 – Basics
blog.pusher.com
on 04/17/2013
Excerpt: Last month we released pusher-js 2. 0 which represents a few months worth of development effort. So, we wanted to share some details about the work involved and the changes included in this latest release. As the release announcement states, our main goal with pusher-js 2. 0 was to improve the connectivity, so in this blog post we’ll focus on explaining how the new client tries to establish the best possible connection. Why it’s not that simple
There are surprisingly many things that can go wrong when trying to establish a real-time connection:
a browser might not support native WebSockets,
Flash might not be installed or can just be blocked,
firewalls can block specific ports (e. g.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, JavaScript, Pusher, Real-Time
Using Pusher to power cisimple’s real-time API
blog.pusher.com
on 03/06/2013
Excerpt: Here at cisimple we’re really excited to be announcing the first release of our API. We’ve exposed functionality giving our users a new level of control over build processes for their mobile applications. It’s now possible to kick off new builds, download artifacts and more, all via API calls. One thing we’re doing a bit different from most API’s is that we’re allowing clients to register for real time updates via Pusher channels. We’ve had several folks ping us, interested in developing apps that respond to build activity (i. e. build started, build passed, build failed, etc). In fact, one of our users, Romain Pouclet, developed an app that displays Notification Center updates on OS X using our API and Pusher.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Build, Mobile, Pusher, Real-Time, Software Development, Story
Pusher & Twilio sponsoring PHP UK 2013 Hackspace & Hackathon
blog.pusher.com
on 02/15/2013
Excerpt: This is the 8th Annual PHP UK conference where 600 delegates, speakers and sponsors are thrown together to learn and share about PHP and related web technologies. The hackathon and conference take place at The Brewery in London (is there a better place for such an event? ) on the 22nd and 23rd of February. Pusher & PHP
Traditional PHP web stacks (LAMP/WAMP/IIS+PHP) were built with HTTP in mind. They work very well with the request/response paradigm, but don’t cope well when it comes to maintaining persistent connections to many clients. This can make it difficult to build PHP applications that meet user demands for web applications that delivery frequent content updates or interactive experiences – Realtime Web Applications.... read the full post.
Tags: Hackathon, Pusher, Twilio
Pusher Now Available Through Windows Azure Mobile Services Platform
blog.pusher.com
on 01/28/2013
Excerpt: We’re pleased to announce that Pusher is now available as an add-on to Windows Azure Mobile Services apps through the Microsoft Windows Azure Store. With this partnership it’s now possible to add realtime web functionality that goes far beyond simple notifications, to offering the potential for much richer interactive and collaborate application experiences. Our first tutorial covers how to synchronise Todo list data between Windows Azure and an iOS app. It does this by using Mobile Services server scripts which listen to Windows Azure data change events (think database triggers). When these events occur the Pusher node.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Azure, Pusher, Real-Time
Pusher on PhoneGap for Android
blog.pusher.com
on 07/05/2012
Excerpt: We've a whole host of client and server libraries for various technologies. This means no matter your technology of choice there's an option for you when using Pusher in your app. Whilst having a library and quality documentation are key aspects when using a service sometimes it's also nice to have a getting started project that you can just download and run. Using Pusher on Android with PhoneGap wasn't quite as easy as we'd like it to be so I decided to create the Pusher PhoneGap Android starter project. The README covers all the details you'll need to get started, but I've also created a screencast.... read the full post.
Tags: Android, API-Evangelist, BaaS, Mobile, PhoneGap, Pusher
Excerpt: Here at cisimple we’re really excited to be announcing the first release of our API. We’ve exposed functionality giving our users a new level of control over build processes for their mobile applications. It’s now possible to kick off new builds, download artifacts and more, all via API calls. One thing we’re doing a bit different from most API’s is that we’re allowing clients to register for real time updates via Pusher channels. We’ve had several folks ping us, interested in developing apps that respond to build activity (i. e. build started, build passed, build failed, etc). In fact, one of our users, Romain Pouclet, developed an app that displays Notification Center updates on OS X using our API and Pusher.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Build, Mobile, Pusher, Real-Time, Software Development, Story
Pusher & Twilio sponsoring PHP UK 2013 Hackspace & Hackathon
blog.pusher.com
on 02/15/2013
Excerpt: This is the 8th Annual PHP UK conference where 600 delegates, speakers and sponsors are thrown together to learn and share about PHP and related web technologies. The hackathon and conference take place at The Brewery in London (is there a better place for such an event? ) on the 22nd and 23rd of February. Pusher & PHP
Traditional PHP web stacks (LAMP/WAMP/IIS+PHP) were built with HTTP in mind. They work very well with the request/response paradigm, but don’t cope well when it comes to maintaining persistent connections to many clients. This can make it difficult to build PHP applications that meet user demands for web applications that delivery frequent content updates or interactive experiences – Realtime Web Applications.... read the full post.
Tags: Hackathon, Pusher, Twilio
Pusher Now Available Through Windows Azure Mobile Services Platform
blog.pusher.com
on 01/28/2013
Excerpt: We’re pleased to announce that Pusher is now available as an add-on to Windows Azure Mobile Services apps through the Microsoft Windows Azure Store. With this partnership it’s now possible to add realtime web functionality that goes far beyond simple notifications, to offering the potential for much richer interactive and collaborate application experiences. Our first tutorial covers how to synchronise Todo list data between Windows Azure and an iOS app. It does this by using Mobile Services server scripts which listen to Windows Azure data change events (think database triggers). When these events occur the Pusher node.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Azure, Pusher, Real-Time
Pusher on PhoneGap for Android
blog.pusher.com
on 07/05/2012
Excerpt: We've a whole host of client and server libraries for various technologies. This means no matter your technology of choice there's an option for you when using Pusher in your app. Whilst having a library and quality documentation are key aspects when using a service sometimes it's also nice to have a getting started project that you can just download and run. Using Pusher on Android with PhoneGap wasn't quite as easy as we'd like it to be so I decided to create the Pusher PhoneGap Android starter project. The README covers all the details you'll need to get started, but I've also created a screencast.... read the full post.
Tags: Android, API-Evangelist, BaaS, Mobile, PhoneGap, Pusher
Excerpt: We’re pleased to announce that Pusher is now available as an add-on to Windows Azure Mobile Services apps through the Microsoft Windows Azure Store. With this partnership it’s now possible to add realtime web functionality that goes far beyond simple notifications, to offering the potential for much richer interactive and collaborate application experiences. Our first tutorial covers how to synchronise Todo list data between Windows Azure and an iOS app. It does this by using Mobile Services server scripts which listen to Windows Azure data change events (think database triggers). When these events occur the Pusher node.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Azure, Pusher, Real-Time
