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HyperCard vs SocketCluster

A side-by-side look at HyperCard and SocketCluster. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

HyperCard

HyperCard

Development

HyperCard was a software application released by Apple in 1987 that allowed users to create their own hypertextual information stacks to organize data like a database and develop custom applications. It pioneered many hypermedia concepts.

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SocketCluster

SocketCluster

Development

SocketCluster is an open source realtime framework for Node.js that allows for fast and scalable realtime communication between servers and clients. It provides a distributed architecture out of the box to build chat, IoT and other realtime applications.

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