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Unix Network Programming
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W. Richard Stevens
31 books78 followersWilliam Richard (Rich) Stevens was a Northern Rhodesia–born American author of computer science books, in particular books on Unix and TCP/IP.
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November 22, 2016
Yes, this is geekdom at its finest. Richard Steven's book is what really created the internet. Before this book, we were lost in byzantine networks like TokenRing (!!!) and after, we finally could understand the true potential of TCP/IP and network programming. The world has never been the same since this book was published. OK, it is a technical text but it is a critical one for geeks that want to understand the nuts and bolts of networking.
February 10, 2022
I very rarely rate a book I have not read recently. I almost never review one without having re-read it. For this book I'll make an exception.
I have a lot of vivid memories of the first time I read this book. I was at a bed and breakfast on the beach on Amelia Island in Florida, in 1993. This book was heavily recommended on usenet. And in addition to being informative, it was the best written technical book that I had ever read.
I was kind of disappointed that the replacement book wasn't a new edition of this one. And I've still not done more than skim it.
I have a lot of vivid memories of the first time I read this book. I was at a bed and breakfast on the beach on Amelia Island in Florida, in 1993. This book was heavily recommended on usenet. And in addition to being informative, it was the best written technical book that I had ever read.
I was kind of disappointed that the replacement book wasn't a new edition of this one. And I've still not done more than skim it.
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March 6, 2023Did I buy a copy of this book, and even this particular edition, because it was featured in Wayne's World 2? Yes, yes I did.
But I've bought outdated computer textbooks many times over the years, and no doubt I will again. It can be interesting to see exactly what has changed in the interim, and what hasn't; what predictions were made that panned out, and which ones didn't. (The book repeated the "conventional wisdom" about the OSI model supplanting TCP/IP and TLI taking over for Berkeley sockets, but doesn't seem all that convinced.) All of the coding examples (at least, the TCP/IP ones) will run today (with slight changes here and there of course, or untouched on an emulator). And network programs are still doing many of the things this book requires, just with a greater degree of complexity. And I can see why it was so important and a classic, recognizable on sight.
But I've bought outdated computer textbooks many times over the years, and no doubt I will again. It can be interesting to see exactly what has changed in the interim, and what hasn't; what predictions were made that panned out, and which ones didn't. (The book repeated the "conventional wisdom" about the OSI model supplanting TCP/IP and TLI taking over for Berkeley sockets, but doesn't seem all that convinced.) All of the coding examples (at least, the TCP/IP ones) will run today (with slight changes here and there of course, or untouched on an emulator). And network programs are still doing many of the things this book requires, just with a greater degree of complexity. And I can see why it was so important and a classic, recognizable on sight.
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