But I got a tiny window of insight into the magic while illustrating notes for on building chat apps with and
Turns out it's not magic, but instead done through . Which are like little portals that hold open a consistent connection between two machines.
I obviously still haven't a clue what goes on inside that dark little portal. Thankfully using tools like Vue & Socket.io save us from that level of depth.
Want more illustrated notes on web development?
Take a look at , or