https://sven-ruppert.info/tags/sse/Recent content in Sse on Sven RuppertHugo -- gohugo.ioensven.ruppert@gmail.com (Sven Ruppert)sven.ruppert@gmail.com (Sven Ruppert)© 2026 Sven RuppertFri, 05 Sep 2025 08:18:47 +0000https://sven-ruppert.info/posts/real-time-in-focus-server-sent-events-in-core-java-without-frameworks/Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:18:47 +0000sven.ruppert@gmail.com (Sven Ruppert)https://sven-ruppert.info/posts/real-time-in-focus-server-sent-events-in-core-java-without-frameworks/<h2 class="relative group">Chapter 1 – Introduction <div id="chapter-1--introduction" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#chapter-1--introduction" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <h3 class="relative group">1.1 Motivation: Real-time communication without polling <div id="11-motivation-real-time-communication-without-polling" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#11-motivation-real-time-communication-without-polling" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h3> <p>In modern applications, it is often necessary to provide new information to the client as quickly as possible. Classic <strong>polling</strong> , i.e. regularly querying a REST endpoint, is inefficient: it generates unnecessary network traffic and puts a load on both server and client, as requests continue even when there is no new data.</p>