SaaS APIs typically require some kind of authentication to allow access. While there are many ways that APIs can implement authentication, one popular choice is using secret keys as the scheme. Exposing secret keys directly to a client application however can create security risks, so how can client applications based on libraries like React securely access SaaS services? Many APIs, including Ably, offer an additional client-oriented token authentication system.

Ensuring accessibility to all types of media is incredibly important, both for enabling as many people as possible to enjoy the media, as well as supporting as many ways as possible for interacting with it. Closed Captioning helps massively with ensuring video content is more accessible by providing a transcription of its audio.

Miro and Figma have triggered the imagination of many developers looking to build similar collaborative features into their applications. It’s a fast developing landscape with new entrants and innovations emerging all the time across product categories - CMS to slide decks, spreadsheets to project management.

On this page you’ll learn more than you ever thought you needed to know about WebSockets with React, including how to build a smooth realtime cursor experience from scratch. We’ll jump into the tutorial, which uses React on the front and Node on the back soon but, first, let’s start with some general guidance when it comes to WebSockets with React.

As a developer, choosing the right Websocket Node library to integrate into your realtime application project can be a humbling experience. You are faced with a lot of choices that offer different capabilities and features that will allow you to build scalable and efficient applications. However, given the constantly changing landscape, a crucial question remains: have you selected the most suitable one? Are there other options that could enhance your project even more?

Closed-captioning for television systems was first demonstrated in the early 1970s. Realtime closed-captioning was developed later in the early 1980s. Here, stenotype operators who type at speeds of over 225 words per minute provide captions for live television programs, allowing the viewer to see the captions within two to three seconds of the words being spoken was developed later in the early 1980s.

In today’s digital landscape, where websites deal with realtime data flows, keeping users informed of updates by sending alerts is critical to the user experience. One way of achieving this is in-app notifications. In-app notifications are messages or alerts that appear within a website while it's being accessed in a web browser.

React notification libraries lay the groundwork for most notification systems in React based web applications - streamlining the process for developers to construct and display alerts effectively. There are a number of different React notification libraries available, each with its own unique features. In this article, we'll discuss some of the most popular options, and help you to choose the right one for your needs.

What do Microsoft Word and Adobe have in common? Both had established market spaces completely disrupted by new entrants that brought realtime collaboration to the user experience. Whilst the barrier to entry for adding features akin to Figma, Google Docs, and Miro had been high, it is now possible to build new collaborative applications, or even simply add collaborative features to existing applications – without building the realtime infrastructure that powers them.

More aspects of our work and life are online than ever before, and the trend towards remote work and increasingly remote teams is set to continue. Whilst we enjoy the freedom and flexibility that remote work provides, remote teams also face a significant challenge: establishing (and desiring) a sense of connection despite the physical distance between individuals.