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webRTC.io

An abstraction layer for webRTC. Aim is to simplify the HTML5 web standard webRTC in a similar manner to socket.io w/ websockets. Highly experimental technology

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What it is

An abstraction layer for webRTC. Aim is to simplify the HTML5 web standard webRTC in a similar manner to socket.io w/ websockets. Highly experimental technology

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

not yet arbitrary data. The protocol is also really hairy, I recommend using https://github.com/webRTC/webRTC.io

vitno used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by week4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2012-08-07 18:56:01 UTC to 2013-03-04 22:00:33 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsAug 62012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-09-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-09-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsNov 192012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-12-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-12-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2012-12-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2012-12-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 4

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

View mention counts and date ranges
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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Aug 62012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC202
Aug 132012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC110
Aug 202012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 272012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC2012-09-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 32012-09-03 00:00:00 UTC2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 102012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 172012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 242012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 12012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 82012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 152012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 222012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 292012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 52012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 122012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 192012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 262012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 32012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 102012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 172012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC2012-12-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 242012-12-24 00:00:00 UTC2012-12-31 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 312012-12-31 00:00:00 UTC2013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 72013-01-07 00:00:00 UTC2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 142013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 212013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 282013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 42013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 112013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 182013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 252013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 42013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC101

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