Key Features Book DescriptionThis book contains illustrated code examples to help you create real-time, asynchronous, and bi-directional client-server applications. Each recipe will concentrate on one specific aspect of application development with SignalR showing you how that aspect can be used proficiently. Different levels of developers will find this book useful. Beginners will be able to learn all the fundamental concepts of SignalR, quickly becoming productive in a difficult arena. Experienced programmers will find in this book a handy and useful collection of ready-made solutions to common use cases, which they will be able to enhance as needed. Developers can also use the book as a quick reference to the most important SignalR features. No previous practical experience either with SignalR or with real-time communication in general is required.What you will learn Teach you how to build SignalR servers Illustrate SignalR clients built with both the JavaScript and the .NET client libraries Demonstrate both the Hubs API and the Persistent Connection API Demystify the lifetime of a connection Explain how to authorize requests Scale up and scale out your SignalR applications Enable you to handle errors efficiently Extend SignalR with custom services Solve complex realtime scenarios with the help of advanced, readymade examples Who this book is for