Re: [Boost-users] Transmitting serialized data of multiple types and variable length over a socket

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Transmitting serialized data of multiple types and variable length over a socket
From: Michael Caisse (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-26 01:13:18

A.Agrawal_at_[hidden] wrote:
>
> Questions:
> 1. I am not sure if I should use synchronous or asynchronous 
> communication, I am inclined towards synchronous.

Asynchronous will scale better than a synchronous solution. In other words, if implemented
correctly your asynchronous solution will use less resources than the synchronous
solution.

> 2. What is the best way to send this data across from a server to 
> multiple clients and from one client to one server.I don't know the 
> best way to implement it. Please advise what is the best way or if you 
> know of an example.

I recommend that you take a look at the chat server/client example. It does exactly
this type of thing using an asynchronous solution.

Good luck.

Michael

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