The Messenger Pigeon, Packets, and a Trip Around the World
Dylan Engelbrecht · Apress eBooks · 2021
Before we begin creating multiplayer games using one of the many provided APIs, it’s crucial to understand how computers communicate with each other. Understanding how computers communicate will allow us to improve network performance and weed out pesky bugs. In this chapter, we’ll be touching on the history of computer networking and discussing the fundamental principles that enable computers to communicate.