Re:Build Your First Real-Time App in Node
by blunte on Thursday December 05, 2019 @04:35PM
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I know. I was being a little snarky, but I'm also trying to make a point.
The problem is that one of the (most commonly accepted, if not official) meanings of "real-time" is a system that guarantees response within a specific time period. Usually this is a pretty small time period. So also using the term to refer to systems where there is actually no limit on the response time creates a problem.
If we allow "real-time" to be used to represent anything interactive, then how can we make clear when we're actually talking about a real-time system? Really real-time? Legit real-time?
Re:Build Your First Real-Time App in Node
by pests on Thursday December 05, 2019 @08:02PM
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Real time as you define it isn't even a single concept since we have hard vs soft real time. Maybe this can be called super-soft real time? I jest but the definition is already muddied.
The problem is that one of the (most commonly accepted, if not official) meanings of "real-time" is a system that guarantees response within a specific time period. Usually this is a pretty small time period. So also using the term to refer to systems where there is actually no limit on the response time creates a problem.
If we allow "real-time" to be used to represent anything interactive, then how can we make clear when we're actually talking about a real-time system? Really real-time? Legit real-time?