Everything about Berkeley sockets

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Berkeley socketsA 5-minute orientation
2. Pick up a classic book: Computer NetworksThe most-reprinted book on the subject
3. Go sideways: Network socketA closely related topic
4. Go sideways: Select (Unix)A closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

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📚 Books worth reading

• Computer NetworksAndrew S. Tanenbaum, John David Wetherall · 1981
• The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983

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