TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers (Kindle Edition)

by Michael J. Donahoo (Author), Kenneth L. Calvert (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"A concise, no-fluff guide to low-level network programming in Java. Packed with example code, this book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to understand the finer points of using sockets in Java. Ken and Jeff are not only experts, but also are able to explain practical details clearly. Highly recommended!" -- Keith Edwards, Xerox PARC

"This Guide is exactly what I need for both my untroductory and advanced networking courses: an efficient and effective description of networking programming using socckets in Java that is also inexpensive enough to be a suppliment to my other course materials. In addition, this book goes beyond the typical exampled by providing a clear description of exactly how to send and receive data of various types." -- Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan, University of Texas at Austin, USA -- Review

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Keith Edwards, Professor, Georgia Tech--
"In particular, it's definitely time for an update to this book, since so many changes to the Java platform have happened since the first edition. While I don't see the need to update most books every time there's a minor update, this book is definitely overdue for a revision.

"I think the book is especially appropriate for mature practitioners and students, who need an easily-accessible and to-the-point overview of the Java networking APIs. To me, one of the strongest points of the book is that it?s concise enough to serve as a quick guide and reference to key ?gotchas.? Thus, I think the structure of the book serves audiences who are already good network programmers, or who need a good Java reference, quite well."

Robert Brunner, Research Programmer, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)--
"I think the book does a good job of hitting this market. It is not suited to be a main textbook for a class, and it does not try to do that, But it does do a nice job of succinctly hitting the major points, providing nice examples, as well as a reference for the major important topics. So I see this as a nice book for developers who want to quickly (and cheaply) master networking Java, as well as a supplemental book for courses in continuing education courses or colleges."


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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• Print Length: 128 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1st edition (October 15, 2001)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001GMAT7A
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,859 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Laid Out Book, January 7, 2002

By	Eric R. Dunstan (California, the Golden State, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

This book, with only 116 pages, is very well laid out. It explains in detail that is somewhat rare in technical books such that any average java programmer should be able to follow it very well. Also, it keeps focus on its discussion so that it explains the main meat of the Sockets API in the 116 pages that make up the book.
After reading this book, the average Java Programmer should be able to apply this knowledge to any Socket-needing application. One thing the book cautions the programmer about is how to avoid deadlock and gives the solution of using Threads, one for reading and one for writing, on both sides of the connection, to prevent deadlock in the case where the write methods block on both sides of the socket connection at the same time.
I would recommend this book for anyone attempting to make a socket-based chatroom or socket-based multi-user internet game using Java, whether in the form of Applets or Applications, no matter the version of JDK, because this book stays in the core API that has been around for a while.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it., December 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

Short, cheap and stays on topic.
What more could you ask for? About the size of K&R and (inexpensive), two great features right there. I am so very tired of computer books that could kill me if they fell out of my shelf. This book gives lots of example code, exactly what you need to figure out how to make use of all those java classes.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To the Point .. Easy to Follow, October 30, 2002

By	Alex Valentine (Malvern, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides) (Paperback)

TCP/IP Sockets in Java is a great way for any Java programmer to get started. The code examples are numerous yet thorough and clear. This book should be enough information to get any Java programmer started with the sockets API. There are a few things that this book is not. Its not a complete reference of the sockets API. Its not a thorough reference of TCP/IP. Finally, this book is not for people who are new to Java. Overall a great book if you want to get started with TCP/IP in Java.