C++ Network Programming: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns v.1: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns Vol 1 (C++ in Depth)
C++ Network Programming: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns v.1: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns Vol 1 (C++ in Depth) by Douglas C. Schmidt and Stephen D. Huston
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- ISBN:
- 0201604647
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- Addison Wesley
- Publication Date:
- Dec. 20, 2001
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 1118
Provides solutions for developing and optimizing complex distributed systems using the ADAPTIVE Communication Environment, an open-source framework that runs on dozens of hardware platforms and operating systems. This book guides software professionals through the traps and pitfalls of developing portable and flexible networked applications.
Reviews for C++ Network Programming: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns v.1: Resolving Complexity Using ACE and Patterns Vol 1 (C++ in Depth)
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Not sure who this book is aimed at
Rated out of 5 stars, January 12th, 2008
The blurb for this book calls it authoritative. And it is authoritative in the sense that it is written by the people behind ACE. But it is not authoritative in the sense that it isn't a complete reference.
As somebody who has written native code for handling Sockets, process management, threading etc on various platforms, then over time integrated OO and patterns to make it easier to use (including across platforms), and slowly worked my way towards what I consider a definitive way of doing things, I find reading this book interesting in that it's like a tick list to which I can go "yeap, I found that too" with just the odd "ooh, actually I would do that differently in this specific situation, but for the general case yes that's how I do it too". So, for me this book is interesting now, but if I was new to ACE (I'm not) or new to the underlying platform APIs I am not so sure how interesting I would find it. It gives more of a taster of what ACE can do than providing a complete tutorial. It gives more of a justification of why ACE does things the way it does rather than provide a complete reference. So, interesting for me now, but I'm really not sure who the book is aimed at. It could be used as one step of a tutorial, giving familiarity of what ACE can do, if not enough detail to really do serious stuff. It could be used to persuade people that it's usually better to use ACE than invest time and money re-inventing the wheel... Otherwise, I just don't know...
Is ACE worth using? Most of the time, yes. If you need a book about ACE then this is probably the place to start, but online is the place to find the detailed information that you will need when using it. -
Good intro to the lower layers of ACE
Rated out of 5 stars, December 12st, 2001
This book is written by ACE's original developer, so it should be a pretty comprehensive and accurate description of the codebase - and it certainly is.Unfortunately, the book itself adds little to the wealth of material available on the ACE website, so it's not particularly good value for money.
There are two themes to the book: patterns & portability, and the ACE APIs. The sections covering the first are pretty good and the concepts were leading edge a few years ago but now seem to be part of just about every decent C++ book. The ACE API description is convenient but, as I said earlier, can be found online.
The book covers only the lower layers of ACE, which are the easier bits to understand and use - coverage of the upper layers would be much more interesting.