PREFACE

Welcome to Java Network Programming and Distributed Computing. The goal of this book is to introduce and explain the basic concepts of networking and discuss the practical aspects of Java network programming.

This book will help readers get up to speed with network programming and employ the techniques learned in software development. If you've had some networking experience in another language and want to apply your existing skills to Java, you'll find the book to be an accelerated guide and a comprehensive reference to the networking API. This book does not require you to be a networking guru, however, as Chapters 14 provide a gentle introduction to networking theory, Java, and the most basic elements of the Java networking API. In later ...

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