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+# scct backend
+
+tldr:
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+ * no capnproto
+ * no http framework
+ * C2S is a stream
+ * S2S is packet based broadcast
+ * probably use tungstenite for web clients
+ * can we have better streams for mobile/desktop?
+ * sea_orm and sqlx are huge but ehh db flexibility is nice feature
+ * i have no clue honestly
+ * super cool chat thing yayyyyyyyy