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"TCP/IP sockets in C# is an excellent book for anyone interested in writing network applications using Microsoft .Net frameworks." -Adarsh Khare, SDT, .Net Frameworks Team, Microsoft Corporation
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'"TCP/IP Sockets in C#" is an excellent book for anyone interested in writing network applications using Microsoft .Net frameworks. It is a unique combination of well written concise text and rich carefully selected set of working examples. For the beginner of network programming, it's a good starting book; on the other hand professionals could also take advantage of excellent handy sample code snippets and material on topics like message parsing and asynchronous programming' - Adarsh Khare, SDT, .Net Frameworks Team, Microsoft Corporation. The popularity of the C# language and the .NET framework is ever rising due to its ease of use, the extensive class libraries available in the .NET Framework, and the ubiquity of the Microsoft Windows operating system, to name a few advantages. "TCP/IP Sockets in C#" focuses on the Sockets API, the de facto standard for writing network applications in any programming language. Starting with simple client and server programs that use TCP/IP (the Internet protocol suite), students and practitioners quickly learn the basics and move on to firsthand experience with advanced topics including non-blocking sockets, multiplexing, threads, asynchronous programming, and multicasting. Key network programming concepts such as framing, performance and deadlocks are illustrated through hands-on examples. Using a detailed yet clear, concise approach, this book includes numerous code examples and focused discussions to provide a solid understanding of programming TCP/IP sockets in C#. It features tutorial-based instruction in key sockets programming techniques complemented by numerous code examples throughout. Discussion moves quickly into the C# Sockets API definition and code examples, desirable for those who want to get up-to-speed quickly. This book provides important coverage of 'under the hood' details that developers will find useful when creating and using a socket or a higher level TCP class that utilizes sockets. It includes end-of-chapter exercises to facilitate learning, as well as sample code available for download at the book's companion web site.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was looking for a book to take me into the whole concept of tcp/ip sockets within .net and I found this to be a gentle enjoyable introduction into the subject, if you have no formal knowledge of sockets, this is a good starting point to get you on your way.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book gets very high ratings on both amazon.co.uk and amazon.com. I have given it a slightly lower rating (although still 4 stars) than most and will explain why below.
The subtitle on the cover of the book is "Practical Guide for Programmers" which suggests it is going to be good even for experienced developers. It is only when you read the preface (page X) that you find that the book is aimed "primarily at students", and even then is "intended as a supplement, to be used with a traditional textbook", which seems a bit of a contradiction when it then says that "we have tried to make the book reasonably self-contained".
Anyway, what are the good points of this book? Well, it does mention most of the bits that a developer using sockets will want to consider. It has everything from blocking sockets, through non-blocking sockets and the select model, through to overlapped I/O. It also mentions threading, the use of thread pools, broadcast and multicast. All good stuff. Even includes example code for each.
Where the book falls down is that having skimmed over all of those topics it (a) doesn't provide adequate information about how to choose the model (synch vs. asynch, blocking vs. non-blocking, 1 thread vs. fixed number (> 1) of threads vs. thread pool, etc) to use for a particular project, and (b) falls short of being self-contained, doing the blah-blah is beyond the scope of this book thing.
I have seen many projects developed using the wrong model, resulting in poor performance, lack of responsiveness, inability to shutdown cleanly etc. I'm pretty sure that the authors of the book will have seen projects like that too. Books about using sockets really need to advise on this area.
It is understandable that a book of this size and price will say that some things are outside the scope of the book, but not something as basic as socket options (p52 refers the reader to the MSDN). Again, socket options are an area where well-meaning developers or support staff set values that are little better than guesses, and which sometimes cause adverse effects. If there's going to be a second edition of this book, please include advice on such matters.
So, all in all, good for students or people new to sockets, but not quite great. It tells you the basic techniques, but not how to use them to best advantage. Having said that, I prefer this book to C# Network Programming which rambles, uses language that is ambiguous in places, and contains a significant error (if being very generous, it could be very lazy English causing an unintended meaning) on the very page I opened it on.
It's probably best for people who already know sockets really well, but who are switching from one language to another (e.g. C++ or Java to C#). Those people probably know what model and options to use, just need to see how to do it in C# - something the book does do well.
The subtitle on the cover of the book is "Practical Guide for Programmers" which suggests it is going to be good even for experienced developers. It is only when you read the preface (page X) that you find that the book is aimed "primarily at students", and even then is "intended as a supplement, to be used with a traditional textbook", which seems a bit of a contradiction when it then says that "we have tried to make the book reasonably self-contained".
Anyway, what are the good points of this book? Well, it does mention most of the bits that a developer using sockets will want to consider. It has everything from blocking sockets, through non-blocking sockets and the select model, through to overlapped I/O. It also mentions threading, the use of thread pools, broadcast and multicast. All good stuff. Even includes example code for each.
Where the book falls down is that having skimmed over all of those topics it (a) doesn't provide adequate information about how to choose the model (synch vs. asynch, blocking vs. non-blocking, 1 thread vs. fixed number (> 1) of threads vs. thread pool, etc) to use for a particular project, and (b) falls short of being self-contained, doing the blah-blah is beyond the scope of this book thing.
I have seen many projects developed using the wrong model, resulting in poor performance, lack of responsiveness, inability to shutdown cleanly etc. I'm pretty sure that the authors of the book will have seen projects like that too. Books about using sockets really need to advise on this area.
It is understandable that a book of this size and price will say that some things are outside the scope of the book, but not something as basic as socket options (p52 refers the reader to the MSDN). Again, socket options are an area where well-meaning developers or support staff set values that are little better than guesses, and which sometimes cause adverse effects. If there's going to be a second edition of this book, please include advice on such matters.
So, all in all, good for students or people new to sockets, but not quite great. It tells you the basic techniques, but not how to use them to best advantage. Having said that, I prefer this book to C# Network Programming which rambles, uses language that is ambiguous in places, and contains a significant error (if being very generous, it could be very lazy English causing an unintended meaning) on the very page I opened it on.
It's probably best for people who already know sockets really well, but who are switching from one language to another (e.g. C++ or Java to C#). Those people probably know what model and options to use, just need to see how to do it in C# - something the book does do well.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
The Perfect Book With Perfect Examples
18 Feb 2005
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I loved this book!
I bought this book not knowing anything about sockets. All I knew was that I had to use them for my next project. I bought this book, and within 2 weeks time had developed a full-scale proof-of-concept, distributed, client-server type application communicating over TCP/IP and using UDP for multicasting.
The examples are concise and practical, including examples of data framing/parsing and how to deal with different wire formats (big/little endian).
This book is a must-have for any serious C# programmer.
I bought this book not knowing anything about sockets. All I knew was that I had to use them for my next project. I bought this book, and within 2 weeks time had developed a full-scale proof-of-concept, distributed, client-server type application communicating over TCP/IP and using UDP for multicasting.
The examples are concise and practical, including examples of data framing/parsing and how to deal with different wire formats (big/little endian).
This book is a must-have for any serious C# programmer.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Exactly what I was looking for
12 Feb 2005
Format:Paperback
TCP/IP Sockets in C# delivers an incredible amount of knowledge considering it is only 175 pages! The authors spend the first chapter looking at TCP and UDP protocols, their differences and benefits. By chapter two you are already experimenting with sockets.
The authors go over the TcpClient/TcpListener classes, as well as the more low-level raw socket class. The book is extremely easy to read, and is moist with interesting examples. They also cover asynchronous I/O, handling multiple connections, retrieving EndPoint information about the connecting sockets (IP Address, host info, etc..). Then FINALLY in the middle of the book they did a marvelous job of explaining byte ordering, encoding, threading, etc...
I was happy to find that we are freely able to use the raw socket classes just as we did with the Winsock 2 API. I would definetly recommend this book to C# novices, and experts who want to learn about TCP/IP sockets. This book does not teach the C# language, however, even if you're not 100% sure about the C# language, the authors don't really use advanced programming techniques to confuse you. Face it, socket programming is one of the easiest things you'll ever do!! FIVE STARS!!!!
The authors go over the TcpClient/TcpListener classes, as well as the more low-level raw socket class. The book is extremely easy to read, and is moist with interesting examples. They also cover asynchronous I/O, handling multiple connections, retrieving EndPoint information about the connecting sockets (IP Address, host info, etc..). Then FINALLY in the middle of the book they did a marvelous job of explaining byte ordering, encoding, threading, etc...
I was happy to find that we are freely able to use the raw socket classes just as we did with the Winsock 2 API. I would definetly recommend this book to C# novices, and experts who want to learn about TCP/IP sockets. This book does not teach the C# language, however, even if you're not 100% sure about the C# language, the authors don't really use advanced programming techniques to confuse you. Face it, socket programming is one of the easiest things you'll ever do!! FIVE STARS!!!!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Size does not matter!
5 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
Only a 170 pages but right on target. I like books like this one who simply focus on what the title claims to deal with. This book deals with Socket Programming in C# in a pretty complete way. Instead of repeating the MSDN library information adn the online help of the .Net frameowrk, it covers very specific issues related to socket programming and shows how the C# and the .Net framework deal with them.
I would have given a 5 stars if the book included a complete application that demonstrates the concepts and design patterns discussed in the book.
I would have given a 5 stars if the book included a complete application that demonstrates the concepts and design patterns discussed in the book.
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