Hands-On Network Programming with Modern C++

Build Real-World Network Applications with Modern C++Most networking books teach APIs. This book teaches engineering.If you want to build scalable servers, secure clients, REST APIs, real-time communication systems, or distributed applications in modern C++, this practical guide will take you from networking fundamentals to production-grade systems used in professional environments.Rather than focusing on isolated code snippets, you'll build complete networking applications while learning the principles that drive modern software architecture.What You'll LearnNetworking FundamentalsHow the Internet actually worksTCP/IP architectureIPv4 and IPv6DNS, routing, and packet flowLatency, throughput, and performance metricsSocket ProgrammingBerkeley Sockets APITCP and UDP communicationConnection managementNon-blocking socketsCross-platform networking for Linux, Windows, and macOSHigh-Performance Networkingselect(), poll(), epoll(), kqueue(), and IOCPEvent-driven architecturesThread pools and worker queuesAsynchronous programming with Boost.AsioPerformance optimization techniquesApplication ProtocolsDesigning custom protocolsMessage framingSerialization and deserializationHTTP and REST APIsWebSocketsgRPC and Protocol BuffersSecurityTLS and OpenSSLCertificate managementAuthentication and authorizationSecure coding practicesCommon network attack vectorsProduction EngineeringWireshark and packet analysisDebugging network applicationsLogging and observabilityDocker deploymentPerformance benchmarkingBuild Real ProjectsThroughout the book, you'll develop complete working applications including:✓ TCP chat systems✓ UDP telemetry platforms✓ Multithreaded servers✓ Event-driven network services✓ HTTP web servers✓ REST APIs✓ TLS-secured applications✓ Real-time WebSocket systems✓ Distributed file transfer tools✓ High-performance networking servicesWho This Book Is ForC++ developersBackend engineersEmbedded software engineersSystems programmersGame server developersComputer science studentsSoftware architectsWhether you're preparing for systems programming interviews, building backend services, developing embedded devices, or pursuing high-performance computing, this book provides the practical skills needed to design, build, secure, optimize, and deploy modern network applications with confidence.By the end of this book, you'll understand not only how networking works, but how professional engineers build systems that are fast, scalable, reliable, and secure.