RealTime communication with SingalR…
The upcoming Fall Release of VS2012 has some really great updates, bringing back OData, SPA, and now SingnalR.
If you get a chance take a look at Scott Guthrie’s keynote session where he goes through it (SignalR -- along with a demo of New Relic – which rocks).
SignalR is a hub/client model that leverages javascript to provide real time broadcast and point to point call backs from the hub to clients. So, you can make some really cool sh**t with it.
Here’s a simple chat that was done with just a few lines of code:
http://jabbr.net/#/rooms/signalr
Other links
https://github.com/SignalR/SignalR
Good overview of what’s included here: