--- title: "A Flutter Developer’s Guide on Real-time Messaging with Socket.IO- Part 1 of 3" url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-flutter-developer-s-guide-on-real-time-messaging-with-socket-io--part-1-of-3-f811oxxsx source_url: https://medium.com/@mozammalhossain/a-flutter-developers-guide-on-real-time-messaging-with-socket-io-part-1-of-3-c8d5e6649ce6 type: article source: "Medium" published: 2024-02-09T08:28:37.448Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z tags: ["nodejs", "flutter", "websocket"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 12 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Flutter Developer’s Guide on Real-time Messaging with Socket.IO- Part 1 of 3 **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 2 min read · 12 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A guide for Flutter developers on real-time messaging with Socket.IO. It explores the communication protocol, reasons for choosing WebSocket, and the core functionalities of the socket_io_client package. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#flutter](https://daily.dev/tags/flutter), [#websocket](https://daily.dev/tags/websocket) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-flutter-developer-s-guide-on-real-time-messaging-with-socket-io--part-1-of-3-f811oxxsx)