Does facebook use comet or long polling for getting new stream and messages?

Question

I would like to know if there are any code references that I can follow to write a very simple example. Many posts or websites just talk about the technology.

Menagerie

No idea about Facebook, but I was able to find quite a few comet examples by simply doing a google search for "comet tutorials", including this question (#825104) on SO. – Leonilaleonine

Answer 1

Yes "it's a variation of Comet, specifically XHR long polling, and/or BOSH."

reference site:

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=14218138919

Comenius