# I Got Burned by Socket Chaos. Here's How I Finally Built Real-Time Calls That Actually Work.
Akhilesh Goswami shares his experience of building a real-time calling feature that initially failed due to poor state management. He emphasizes the importance of treating calls as sessions with participants rather than simple events. By restructuring the data model and separating call lifecycle from in-call state sync, he achieved a more reliable system.
- ▪The initial implementation of the calling feature was flawed, leading to bugs and user frustration.
- ▪Goswami realized that the call state should be stored in a database rather than in memory to handle real-world scenarios effectively.
- ▪By redesigning the data model and separating responsibilities in the code, he improved the reliability and stability of the calling system.
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