Network Programming in Windows NT [Paperback]

Alok Sinha (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 1995 | Series: Addison-Wesley Unix and Open Systems Series

This book presents the powerful IPC programming paradigms as the building block of today's client/server applications for Windows and Windows NT. It explores the challenges which developers face when they are developing client/server programs. Advantages and disadvantages of each communication method are discussed so that the developer can decide which method works best. Code fragments throughout the book show the basic design concepts. Highlights:*Provides an overview of Windows and Windows NT architecture, and shows how Windows NT IPC mechanisms can be used to build client/server applications *Illustrates harnessing the power of RPC and interaction with DCE *Shows how to use Window Sockets *Covers SPX/IPX programming, which allows applications to access applications in a NetWare environment *Encompasses NetBIOS programming for building applications *Includes MailSlots programming interface which accords a simple application level interface 0201590565B04062001

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About the Author

About Alok K. Sinha Alok Sinha, graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Banaras Hindu University, India, is a software design engineer at Microsoft. He specializes in distributed computing and has worked on directory service for Microsoft Windows NT. Author and co-author of numerous articles on Microsoft's Windows and client/server computing, the author is currently a member of the Broadband Media Applications team at Microsoft. He is an active member of the Software Technology Track Advisory Committee of the annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science. He also taught a short course on client/server computing in Trinidad and Tobago as part of a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project. Addison-Wesley titles by Alok K. Sinha 0201590565AB04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 620 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company; 1st edition (November 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201590565
• ISBN-13: 978-0201590562
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,127,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best "how to" book on Windows NT IPC, September 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Network Programming in Windows NT (Paperback)

Alok Sinha obviously knows his subject thoroughly. He covers all varieties of Inter Process Communications available in Windows NT, and includes examples of each kind, along with relative merits. He also covers which mechanisms are best suited for interoperation in various other environments (Novell, UNIX, etc). One of my favorite things about this book is that all examples are available free from the Addison-Wesley ftp site, along with recent updates and list of known errors in the book. If you are even considering creating Internet software for this important market, you need this book on your shelf. Even though I previously created my own Internet Email server for NT, I still found plenty of new and useful information

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good overview of network programming using Windows, March 20, 2000

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This review is from: Network Programming in Windows NT (Paperback)

Despite of the age this book gives a very good overview of all mechanism for network programming using MS Windows environment. For anyone new to network programming or who wants to get an quick overview of the possibilites I can heartly recommend this book. COM or COM+, of course, is not covered.

4.0 out of 5 stars Important book for network programming, April 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Network Programming in Windows NT (Paperback)

I found this book very straight forward and easy to read. It covers most that is needed to be known about IPC. Unfortunately it misses out some details in certain areas, but the rest of the information and examples make up for that. I found this book very useful to learn RPC, it seems to be the only good book for Client/Server applications around.