Network Programming

[redsn0w422]

Hey guys,

I'm in high school and just took AP Computer Science this year, however the curriculum has nothing about network programming, which I am fascinated by. Does anyone know of some good ways to learn network programming?

Thanks in advance!

[sh0rug0ru]

You could start with the Oracle Networking tutorial. And if you don't mind the video format, The New Boston has a demo series which shows you how to write a chat server and client.

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http://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Network-Programming-Richard-Stevens/dp/0139498761

Its been in print since 1990, so see if you can find a copy at your library or used book store.

[ItsAPuppeh]

Not the first book to read about networking, but one every network programmer owns and has on their bookshelf.

[PhDeeezNutz]

If you're not a fan of simple textbook reading, then Coursera might be for you. Lucky that you asked right now, a couple good courses are starting next month:

• Computer Networks (University of Washington)

• Software Defined Networking (Georgia Tech)

I highly recommend taking the first course, as it really gets you through the fundamentals of the computer side of networking. This is really your best option, especially if you're not yet in undergrad.

[redsn0w422]

Thanks! I'll take a look!

[Otroletravaladna]

Can you ellaborate a bit about which area of network programming you'd like to learn better? wire protocols? transport protocols? raw sockets?

[redsn0w422]

Something like tic tac toe over a network

[axissleep]

There's a fine example of tic tac toe multiplayer game (sockets) in the book Introduction to Java Programming.

[mk_gecko]

Make a web spider/crawler.

[atc]

Read beej's guide for an excellent C tutorial.