Ask HN: Online RTS game back end tutorial, any help?

1 points by cnnamon ↗ HN
Starting one up, but finding it hard to understand how it should work..

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Which language?
I was planning on using php for backend and javascript+html5 for front end.
I could say to propose you to use NodeJS instead but probably you already heard that. First at read this:

http://buildnewgames.com/real-time-multiplayer/

This will describe you complexity of real time client-server communication.

Start with login, go slowly to current game session state and updating it. Better make couple dummy games before you sit down on something really serious.