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 Learn
Networking Fundamentals
How the Internet actually works
TCP/IP architecture
IPv4 and IPv6
DNS, routing, and packet flow
Latency, throughput, and performance metrics
Socket Programming
Berkeley Sockets API
TCP and UDP communication
Connection management
Non-blocking sockets
Cross-platform networking for Linux, Windows, and macOS
High-Performance Networking
select(), poll(), epoll(), kqueue(), and IOCP
Event-driven architectures
Thread pools and worker queues
Asynchronous programming with Boost.Asio
Performance optimization techniques
Application Protocols
Designing custom protocols
Message framing
Serialization and deserialization
HTTP and REST APIs
WebSockets
gRPC and Protocol Buffers
Security
TLS and OpenSSL
Certificate management
Authentication and authorization
Secure coding practices
Common network attack vectors
Production Engineering
Wireshark and packet analysis
Debugging network applications
Logging and observability
Docker deployment
Performance benchmarking
Build Real Projects
Throughout 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 services
Who This Book Is For
C++ developers
Backend engineers
Embedded software engineers
Systems programmers
Game server developers
Computer science students
Software architects
Whether 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.
