CPP Socket library 0.8.4 review

CPP Socket library is a small Classlibrary for C++ that supports a easy usage of socket-programming for networking-software

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Ralf-Christian Juergensen

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CPP Socket library is a small Classlibrary for C++ that supports a easy usage of socket-programming for networking-software.

It provides a simple object-oriented interface to the classic C library calls.

With CPPSocket supports the following network protocols:

- TCP (transmission control protocol; needs an established connection from one host to another)
- UDP (user datagram protocol; packets can be sent without an established connection)
- IPv4 (internet protocol version 4; uses 32-bit network addresses)

These protocols are what may also be called TCP/IP.

The library provides two layers of abstraction:

- Low-Level
This is a simple oo interface of the classic socket calls. But it provides some (optional) abstractions for addressing and buffering.

Usefull for more experienced programmers, that have already worked with classic sockets.

- High-Level
This provides somewhat more abstraction and ignores some functionality of the full blown sockets.

But nevertheless it is quite usefull and makes programming of networking software very easy.

So it's intended to be used by novice programmers or those who don't want the maximum complexity/flexibility but an easy to use network-interface.