Customer Reviews

Network programming in .NET: C# & Visual Basic .NET

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I purchased this book because I wanted to do socket programming. However only 30 pages is devoted to the topic. Threads are not covered as all and I found more information on the web then I found in this book.

The fact that you can not download the source code is another blow against the book.

Overall, covers many areas, lacks detailed socket theory, wastes space and no source code.

The book covers a lot of stuff that I hadn't anticipated, which I thought was great. The book goes from Streaming, sockets, numerous internet related protocols, multicasting, telephony and MSMQ.

The book really lacks detailed explanation on Sockets however there are plenty of code examples to learn from. The samples could use more detailed explanation. They are concise and the few I took the time to type in worked fine.

There is no mention of source code being available. I contacted the publisher, Elsevier - Digital Press, and after a 3 day delay said 'the source code is on the inside cover'. No sure what that means I guess I will have to wait another 3 days to find out.

One other dislike was the fact that every code snippet is duplicated in each language. The book is intended for non beginners so there should be no need to waste so much space. The second language should be available in a download.

I gave the 4 only because of the wide coverage and great theory in these other areas. The book will get you writing apps that can talk to each other over IP.

This book took me from 0 to 50 on network programming in 1 long day.

It is written for someone familiar with .net and wanting to do network programming in .net -- either C# or VB.net.

The coverage is very broad -- starting from sockets, to email, to http/web, to encryption, network utilities, etc. Each section is short and sweet, but still specific enough with an example that you feel you can jump in and start coding this.

Also, the author is clearly a practioner himself -- this wasn't just reciting the msdn library, this was the tips and tricks on what parts really matter of each aspect of networking, with real life situations.

This was one of the top few, if not the best, computer software books I've read, in terms of taking me from virtually no knowledge of a subject (outside of a network theory class a long time ago) to feeling confident that I can use the material in a commercial application.

Two drawbacks:
- Would have been nice to be able to download the sample code form somewhere as full apps. Retyping it is a bit of a pain.

- I'm using the VS 2005 beta and a couple of the namespaces like system.web.mail have been obsoleted.

However, if you're trying to learn about networking and using a .net enviornment, this is a good investment of time.

Contrary to Tony's experience, I was very quickly contacted by the author and have been told by the author that the link to the source code would be given to anyone with a valid purchase of the book. An electronic copy could also be obtained through the author or his publisher.

If you're in need of the source code, please send the author a request. I'm sure he's more than happy to provide it to you.

Now it's time to get the book and see if it's any good. ;-)

There are quite a few book books in Network programming in .Net but none goes into details of any lower level programming using Network Adapter. This book exposes some aspects of it and gives some more directional help. On the whole the book is useful for experienced programmer and beginer lower level programming using .Net.

A poorly written book!

It appears as if the author chose his chapter headings and section titles well to make it look at first glance like an in depth material covering a broad range of subjects. However, if you read the book you will notice that each section starts with a poor superficial introduction of the subject matter with absolutely no in depth material, followed by a very good example. I must say that most of his examples work, but you will have to scratch your head to know why. He doesn't even comment on his own code other than in a superficial way.
I tried to search for a good book on the subject and couldn't after a year of using this one. Being this the only valid source up there, you probably won't have a choice but to get it. It'll get you started, but you will end up having to purchase another book to complete your knowledge.

I'd rate this better, but there is no code to test. And, when you actually take the time to type out the samples, they don't work. Can I get my money back?

I'm a newbie to all the Network stuff.
It was very helpful having both VB.NET & C#..
I do program for both...

I would of given 5 stars but I would like to have
the code..No need to type..

This book does not come with any kind of source code/projects to see the material in action, this ruins it for me.
Don't tell that I'm lazy or stupid - I just don't want to create project after project and type all the code just to see if it even works - this is ridiculous!

This book is awsome, I spent money on hireing people to make simple network aps for me that far exceeded the 35ish dollars spend on this book. I have yet to come across a book that "teaches" to the new commer. So far ive understood every thing the author has wrote. Im a complete new comer never touched the networking stuff(at least not got anything to work) and ive already created a couple usefull things. Alot of people are upset the source code was not included but personally I dont mind retyping it yourself helps you learn. Again if I could I would rate more stars kudos to the author.