Good C# Networking Book

Question

Hey guys

I am looking for a good solid introduction book to the fundementals of network programming in C#. For example is have looked at this one

http://www.amazon.com/C-Network-Programming-Richard-Blum/dp/0782141765/ref=pd_sim_b_5

but it is quite old now. Anyone used one recently, i would greatly appriciate it

thanks dan

Answer 1

Do you want to program sockets, bots, make ASP websites with C# CodeBehind ?

The book you propose was published in 2002, but still, the language is the same and the basic principles dosen't change so fast. There are good comments about this book and it's not expensive so I would say it's probably a good choice...

Answer 2

What Is Windows Communication Foundation

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications. Using WCF, you can send data as asynchronous messages from one service endpoint to another. A service endpoint can be part of a continuously available service hosted by IIS, or it can be a service hosted in an application. An endpoint can be a client of a service that requests data from a service endpoint. The messages can be as simple as a single character or word sent as XML, or as complex as a stream of binary data. A few sample scenarios include:

• A secure service to process business transactions.

• A service that supplies current data to others, such as a traffic report or other monitoring service.

• A chat service that allows two people to communicate or exchange data in real time.

• A dashboard application that polls one or more services for data and presents it in a logical presentation.

• Exposing a workflow implemented using Windows Workflow Foundation as a WCF service.

• A Silverlight application to poll a service for the latest data feeds.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/dd939788.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731082%28v=VS.100%29.aspx

Answer 3

I've had some good luck with the book TCP/IP Sockets in C#: Practical Guide for Programmers.

It's a very basic primer to the C# socket objects and includes an introduction to the underlying TCP/IP communication. It's also pretty old (2004), but it's still applicable since the socket classes are mostly the same.

I have not read Blum's book, but my guess is this book is more basic than that one.