UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API

by W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff

This is THE guide to UNIX network programming APIs. Whether you write Web servers, client/server applications, or any other network software, you need to understand networking APIS-especially sockets in greater detail than ever before. You need UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Third Edition. In this book, the Authors offer unprecedented, start-to-finish guidance on making the most of sockets, the de facto standard for UNIX network programming with APIs - as well as extensive coverage of the X/Open Transport Interface (XTI).

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Technology, Reference, Technical, Nonfiction, Software

1152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

William Richard (Rich) Stevens was a Northern Rhodesia–born American author of computer science books, in particular books on Unix and TCP/IP.

Reviews

[Chee Bin HOH]

A timeless classic book for fundamental network programming

[Austin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the definitive sockets API programming book and it's a good example of a solid text on low level software development. There's a few anachronisms that should be cleaned up, but those are kind of neat historical artifacts that remind you that there are various flavors of Unix out there.

[Yohanes Nugroho · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives me a very solid understanding about network programming in general (not only for UNIX).

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is what it is. Thorough coverage of the Sockets API. In C, of course, but applicable to the networking API of many other languages because they are all built on top of the C API.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything you could possibly want to know about socket programming. First six chapters are a great tutorial, rest of book is a great reference.

[Userx]

A great book, I think that everyone that wants to learn sockets properly must to read Unix - Network Programming by Richard Stevens.

[Maxim Chetruşca · Rating 5 out of 5]

good stuff.

[Laurent]

The BIBLE