I need to create a chat similar to facebook chat.
I am thinking to create a simple application Chat and then using ajax polling ( to send request every 2-3 seconds ).
Is this a good approach ?
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I need to create a chat similar to facebook chat.
I am thinking to create a simple application Chat and then using ajax polling ( to send request every 2-3 seconds ).
Is this a good approach ?
I’d go with something that involves push/real-time messaging controlled by the server. You’ll get proper real-time chat and it will scale a lot better. Take a look at http://www.orbited.org/ which is the way to go, I reckon. It’s not core django, but it’s Python and will sit well alongside a Django app on your server