It's useless and only gives more work to the GC.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *Client) writePump() {
}
case <-ticker.C:
c.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(writeWait))
- if err := c.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, []byte{}); err != nil {
+ if err := c.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, nil); err != nil {
return