Re: FN-FORUM: FLEX anyone?

date posted 10th May 2007 17:37

Hiya,

Yep I'm a flexhead.

Flex won't improve the latency. In fact, if anything it'll extend it as
it's fatter middleware than most.

I'm presuming the logic behind the assumption it may be quicker is due
to the page refreshing in normal HTML? If so It'll certainly be no
quicker than using AJAX. In any case, a request is a request - you can't
make it go any quicker!

Best bet is to make sure the server has good peering. Make sure it's in
a Tier1 ISP. Not much more you can do other than that.


Tom.



Ashraf Aswat wrote:
> Rightyo chaps and chappettes,
>
> Has anyone used FLEX?
>
> Specifically does it help in any way to reduce latency in connections to
> the site?
>
> Context = Auction site that wants to have real time updates (5-10
> seconds for the bid to be placed) their concerns are for dial up users.
>
> Mucho thanks in advance
>
> Ash
>
>


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