Hello all - I'm in the planning phase of a new project and could use some pointers picking the correct technology/language to use to communicate between clients and a server - but I can't use socket connections.
The project, a multiplayer online game (MUD) will require data to be sent from clients (whether they be downloadable clients like java applets, or in-browser clients like a php game) to the server and then to other clients. I'm also trying to minimize the processing overhead for sending/receiving messages, and bandwith used. :)
Since I don't have a lot of experience with web technologies beyond PhP/SQL, I thought I'd ask if anyone can suggest a technology / language I might consider using. I've recently been reading up on XML/SOAP as well - anything else I should be looking at?
Thanks
(Note: Similar to question I posted in weblingo community)
The project, a multiplayer online game (MUD) will require data to be sent from clients (whether they be downloadable clients like java applets, or in-browser clients like a php game) to the server and then to other clients. I'm also trying to minimize the processing overhead for sending/receiving messages, and bandwith used. :)
Since I don't have a lot of experience with web technologies beyond PhP/SQL, I thought I'd ask if anyone can suggest a technology / language I might consider using. I've recently been reading up on XML/SOAP as well - anything else I should be looking at?
Thanks
(Note: Similar to question I posted in weblingo community)
