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GitHub Flavored Markdown vs SockJS

A side-by-side look at GitHub Flavored Markdown and SockJS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GitHub Flavored Markdown

GitHub Flavored Markdown

Development

GitHub Flavored Markdown is a lightweight markup language used to format text on GitHub. It builds upon standard Markdown by adding some additional elements like tables, syntax highlighting, emoji support, and more.

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SockJS

SockJS

Development

SockJS is a JavaScript library that provides a WebSocket-like object in the browser. It automatically falls back to other transports like HTTP long-polling if WebSockets are not available.

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