Reese - Learning network programming with Java harness the hidden power of Java to build network-enabled applications with lower network traffic and faster processes

Richard M Reese has worked in both industry and academia. For 17 years, he worked in the telephone and aerospace industries, serving in several capacities, including research and development, software development, supervision, and training. He currently teaches at Tarleton State University, where he has the opportunity to apply his years of industry experience to enhance his teaching.

Richard has written several Java books and a C Pointer book. He uses a concise and easy-to-follow approach to topics at hand. His Java books have addressed EJB 3.1, updates to Java 7 and 8, certification, functional programming, jMonkeyEngine, and natural language processing.

I would like to thank my daughter, Jennifer, for her numerous reviews and contributions; my wife, Karla, for her continued support; and to the staff of Packt for their work in making this a better book.

Daniel MHLBACHLER got interested in computer science shortly after entering high school, where he later developed web applications as part of a scholarship system for outstanding pupils.

He has a profound knowledge of web development (PHP, HTML, CSS/LESS, and AngularJS), and has worked with a variety of other programming languages and systems, such as Java/Groovy, Grails, Objective-C and Swift, Matlab, C (with Cilk), Node.js, and Linux servers.

Furthermore, he works with some database management systems based on SQL, and also some NoSQL systems, such as MongoDB, and SOLR. This is also reflected in several projects that he is currently involved in at Catalysts GmbH.

After studying abroad as an exchange student in the United Kingdom, he completed his bachelor's degree at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, with a thesis on aerosol satellite data processing for mobile visualization. This is where he also became familiar with processing large amounts of data.

Daniel enjoys solving challenging problems and is always keen on working with new technologies, especially related to the fields of big data, functional programming, optimization, and NoSQL databases.

More detailed information about his experience, as well as his contact details, can be found at www.muehlbachler.org and www.linkedin.com/in/danielmuehlbachler.

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Preface

The world is becoming interconnected on an unprecedented scale with more services being provided on the Internet. Applications ranging from business transactions to embedded applications, such as those found in refrigerators, are connecting to the Internet. With isolated applications no longer being the norm, it is becoming increasingly important for applications to be network enabled.

The goal of this book is to provide the reader with the necessary skills to develop Java applications that connect and work with other applications and services across a network. You will be introduced to a wide range of networking options that are available using Java, which will enable you to develop applications using the appropriate technology for the task at hand.

What this book covers

, Getting Started with Network Programming , introduces the essential network terminology and concepts. The networking support that Java provides is illustrated with brief examples. A simple client/server application is presented along with a threaded version of the server.

, Network Addressing , explains how nodes on a network use addresses. How Java represents these addresses is introduced along with support for IPv4 and IPv6. This chapter also covers how Java can configure various network properties.

, NIO Support for Networking , explains how the NIO package provides support for communication using buffers and channels. These techniques are illustrated with a client/server application. The support that NIO provides for asynchronous communication is also demonstrated.

, Client/Server Development , covers how HTTP is an important and widely-used protocol. Java provides support for this protocol in a variety of ways. These techniques are illustrated along with a demonstration of how cookies are handled in Java.

, Peer-to-Peer Networks , discusses how peer-to-peer networks provide a flexible alternative to the traditional client/server architecture. The basic peer-to-peer concepts are introduced along with demonstrations of how Java supports this architecture. FreePastry is used to illustrate one open source peer-to-peer solution framework.