{{Short description|1990 book by W. Richard Stevens}} {{Infobox book | italic title = <!--(see above)--> | name = UNIX Network Programming | image = rstevens_unp_1990.jpeg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | author = W. Richard Stevens,<br />Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff (third ed) | audio_read_by = | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = English | series = | release_number = | subject = | genre = non-fiction | set_in = | published = | publisher = Prentice Hall<br/>Addison-Wesley (third edition) | publisher2 = | pub_date = 1990 (first ed)<br/>1998 (second ed)<br /> 2003 (third ed) | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = 768 (first edition)<br/>1009 (second edition)<br />1024 (third edition) | awards = | isbn = 978-0139498763 |isbn_note= (first ed)<br />978-0134900124 (second ed, vol 1)<br/>978-0130810816 (second ed, vol 2)<br/>978-0131411555 (third ed) | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | native_wikisource = | wikisource = | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = }} '''Unix Network Programming''' is a book written by W. Richard Stevens.<ref>{{cite book | title=UNIX Network Programming, 1st Ed | publisher=Prentice Hall | author=Stevens, W. Richard | year=1990 | isbn=978-0139498763 | oclc=20631405 }}</ref> It was published in 1990 by Prentice Hall and covers many topics regarding UNIX networking and Computer network programming. The book focuses on the design and development of network software under UNIX. The book provides descriptions of how and why a given solution works and includes 15,000 lines of C code. The book's summary describes it as "for programmers seeking an in depth tutorial on sockets, transport level interface (TLI), interprocess communications (IPC) facilities under System V and BSD UNIX."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.textbooks.com/Unix-Network-Programming-90-Edition/9780139498763/W-Richard-Stevens.php | title=Unix Network Programming - 90 edition: Summary | website=textbooks.com | access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref> The book has been translated into several languages, including Chinese, Italian, German, Japanese and others.
Later editions have expanded into two volumes, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API<ref>{{cite book | title=Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API | publisher=Addison-Wesley Professional |author1=W. Richard Stevens |author2=Bill Fenner |author3=Andrew M. Rudoff |name-list-style=amp | year=2003 | isbn=978-0131411555 | oclc=53867239 | edition=3rd }}</ref> and Volume 2: Interprocess Communications.<ref>{{cite book | title=Unix Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications | publisher=Prentice Hall | author=Stevens, W. Richard | year=1998 | isbn=9780130810816 | oclc=1055101128 | edition=2nd }}</ref>
In the movie ''Wayne's World 2'', the book is briefly referenced.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Chalmers | first1=Rachel | title=Guru of the Unix gurus | url=https://www.salon.com/2000/09/01/rich_stevens/ | date=Sep 1, 2000 | work=Salon.com | access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://books.slashdot.org/story/03/12/03/2144222/unix-network-programming-vol-1 Unix Network Programming, Vol. 1] * [http://www.kohala.com/start/unpv12e/interview.html Prentice Hall interview with Rich Stevens, author of Unix Programming, Volume 1: Networking APIs, Sockets and XTI, 2/e] * [https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2656 UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Second Edition] Aug 1, 1998, By David Bausum
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