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Big things start with small steps.

Don’t wait for perfect — ship, learn, improve.

Upgrade your mindset like you upgrade your stack.

Trust the process — even slow progress is progress.

Great products start with brave first attempts.

Keep building. Someone will notice your work.

No excuses. Just commits.

Hungry devs outwork talented devs.

Big things start with small steps.

Don’t wait for perfect — ship, learn, improve.

Upgrade your mindset like you upgrade your stack.

Trust the process — even slow progress is progress.

Great products start with brave first attempts.

Keep building. Someone will notice your work.

No excuses. Just commits.

Hungry devs outwork talented devs.

Real-Time Frontend Updates: Pull, Push, and the Art of Choosing Wisely

A practical guide to short polling, long polling, SSE, and WebSockets — with trade-offs, scaling tips, and real-world examples

  • AHMED ASHRAF
  • 10 min
Real-Time Frontend Updates: Pull, Push, and the Art of Choosing Wisely

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Meet the mind behind The Grinder — hustler, coder, and creator Ahmed Ashraf El-Gendy.

AHMED EL-GENDY

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