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		ilaksh on June 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Virtual deck of cards using just a browser Well but why so they need socket.io if they are using Firebase?

TheMiddleMan on June 1, 2021 [–]

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We use Firebase for Auth and file storage only. Game updates are sent through Socket.io in order to have better control over them, and also Firebase charges per update which is a lot for games.

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