Effective TCP/IP Programming: 44 Tips to Improve Your Network Programs

programming In Tcp/ip Can Seem Deceptively Simple. Nonetheless, Many Network Programmers Recognize That Their Applications Could Be Much More Robust. effective Tcp/ip Programming Is Designed To Boost Programmers To A Higher Level Of Competence By Focusing On The Protocol Suite's More Subtle Features And Techniques. It Gives You The Know-how You Need To Produce Highly Effective Tcp/ip Programs.

in Forty-four Concise, Self-contained Lessons, This Book Offers Experience-based Tips, Practices, And Rules Of Thumb For Learning High-performance Tcp/ip Programming Techniques. Moreover, It Shows You How To Avoid Many Of Tcp/ip's Most Common Trouble Spots. effective Tcp/ip Programming Offers Valuable Advice On Such Topics As:

• exploring Ip Addressing, Subnets, And Cidr
• preferring The Sockets Interface Over Xti/tli
• using Two Tcp Connections
• making Your Applications Event-driven
• using One Large Write Instead Of Multiple Small Writes
• avoiding Data Copying
• understanding What Tcp Reliability Really Means
• recognizing The Effects Of Buffer Sizes
• using Tcpdump, Traceroute, Netstat, And Ping Effectively

through Individual Tips And Explanations, You Will Acquire An Overall Understanding Of Tcp/ip's Inner Workings And The Practical Knowledge Needed To Put It To Work. Using effective Tcp/ip Programming, You'll Speed Through The Learning Process And Quickly Achieve The Programming Capabilities Of A Seasoned Pro.

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a Guide For Experienced Programmers To The Protocol Suite's More Subtle Features And Techniques. Self-contained Lessons Offer Tips, Practices, And Rules Of Thumb For Learning High-performance Tcp/ip Programming Techniques, And Show How To Avoid Common Problems. Numerous Examples Demonstrate Essential Concepts. Skeleton Code And A Library Of Common Functions Allow Programmers To Write Applications Without Worrying About Routine Chores. Snader Is A Software Engineer And A Tcp/ip Expert. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)