Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I Introduction to Sockets Programming -- 1 Networking Overview -- 2 Introduction to Sockets Programming -- 3 Standard BSD API Functions -- 4 Advanced Sockets Functions -- 5 Socket Options -- 6 Advanced Sockets Programming Topics -- 7 Optimizing Sockets Applications -- 8 Sockets Programming Pitfalls -- II Sockets Programming from a Multi- Language Perspective -- 9 Network Programming in the C Language -- 10 Network Programming in Java -- 11 Network Programming in Python -- 12 Network Programming in Perl -- 13 Network Programming in Ruby -- 14 Network Programming in Tcl -- III Software Patterns from a Multi- Language Perspective -- 15 Software Patterns Introduction -- 16 Network Code Patterns in C -- 17 Network Code Patterns in Java -- 18 Network Code Patterns in Python -- 19 Network Code Patterns in Perl -- 20 Network Code Patterns in Ruby -- 21 Network Code Patterns in Tcl -- A About the CD- ROM -- B Acronyms -- Index.