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Tutorials, demos, and code walkthroughs for a wide variety of real-time web, mobile, and IoT projects.

WebSockets and Long Polling in JavaScript, Ruby and Python
BuildOct 1, 2014

WebSockets and Long Polling in JavaScript, Ruby and Python

The PubNub Data Stream Network is a very powerful, highly scaled, reliable service for sending and receiving messages across the globe at extraordinary speed and volume.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Ember.js 101: From Zero to Ember in PubNub Seconds
BuildSep 30, 2014

Ember.js 101: From Zero to Ember in PubNub Seconds

This Ember.js tutorial shows you how to build a real-time Ember.js application with PubNub in 99 lines of code (aka 60 seconds).

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
IoT Prototype Built on PubNub and Tessel at MIT Media Lab
BuildSep 29, 2014

IoT Prototype Built on PubNub and Tessel at MIT Media Lab

We brought 24 demo Tessels for the MIT students and faculty to hack on. Tessel is an IoT microcontroller that runs Lua, transpiled from JavaScript.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Multiple Data Center MongoDB Replication
BuildSep 24, 2014

Multiple Data Center MongoDB Replication

Welcome to a growing collection of persistence adapters for PubNub using Node.JS. In this sample, we present a proof-of-concept for global, multi data center MongoDB replication data using PubNub. Note: this is not production-ready! It is supposed to provoke inspiration and conversation while we work,...
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Tessel + PubNub Power IoT in 4 Lines of JavaScript
BuildSep 22, 2014

Tessel + PubNub Power IoT in 4 Lines of JavaScript

Power the Internet of Things in 4 Lines of JavaScript with Tessel and PubNub Data Streams. Tessel is a small, powerful microcontroller that runs entirely on JavaScript.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Emulating a Secure API Server in a Chrome Web Browser
BuildSep 18, 2014

Emulating a Secure API Server in a Chrome Web Browser

How to run a server in a web browser. In this case, we’ll write the server in JavaScript on the front-end. The server handles permissions for authorization.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
IoT Demos: iBeacon, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, MQTT
BuildAug 29, 2014

IoT Demos: iBeacon, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, MQTT

When you intern at PubNub, you’re not running errands, getting your manager coffee, or scrubbing fridges. No, you’re building amazing applications and PubNub evangelism and IoT demos that harness the power of the PubNub Data Stream Network. You’re helping customers be successful with...
Chandler Mayo
Chandler Mayo
Solution Engineer, PubNub
How to Create an App Like Snapchat
BuildAug 28, 2014

How to Create an App Like Snapchat

Building a DIY Snapchat isn’t as hard as you’d think. In this tutorial, we’ll demonstrate how to capture an image and send it in real time to a recipient using JavaScript. As a rule of thumb, if you can represent data as a JSON object or string, you can send it with PubNub Data Streams....
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Bidirectional Push Notifications for Large Message Payloads
BuildAug 28, 2014

Bidirectional Push Notifications for Large Message Payloads

This blog post looks at three mobile push notification methods with tutorials: Google Cloud Messaging, Apple Push Notification Services, and PubNub Data Streams.

Developer Relations Team
Developer Relations Team