Posted 2004-05-31T12:52:00+01:00 in bookreview
W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner and Andrew M. Rudoff, Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series, 0131411551
Another classic book, not just because it explains everything about internet programming. It also is a great example of an instructional book, with to the point sample code and concise descriptions of all interface options.
I just had to read it. Not that I’m actively doing socket programming. It’s just that I develop upon software does do socket stuff all the time: webservers and webbrowsers.
Want to know why it is better to have one 10Kb file than 10 1Kb files downloaded in your webpage? Read this book.
Well, not quite. You should know C programming, bits and bytes etcetera.
Recommended.