A socket is an endpoint in communication between networks, and socket programming enables these endpoints to transfer data, thereby supporting communication between networks and programs. Socket ...

If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking Programming” by [Stevens] is ...

IT professionals who seek to understand how sockets work can follow this advice: Practice a lot, and implement proofs of concept that help one understand sockets at a low level. Socket programming ...

If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking Programming” by [Stevens] is ...

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) sockets are programming interfaces designed for inter-process communication (IPC). This interface is most commonly used by programmers to implement network-based ...

Sockets are the foundation of modern Internet communication. Find out how easy they are to use. This is an extract from our latest book on the ESP in C. Sockets are a general-purpose way of ...

* Extracts from the first edition not yet updated. Sockets are a general-purpose way of communicating over networks and similar infrastructure. Essentially they are a generalization of files to things ...