C is lower level than almost every other language out there. Compiler technology being what it is, that also makes it more efficient at almost everything than every other (non-assembler) language ...

If you want a book on network programming, there are a few classic choices. [Comer’s] TCP/IP books are a great reference but sometimes is too low level. “Unix Networking Programming&#82… ...

Network programming is not all about sockets, however. We still haven't solved the problem of having to use hard disks, which are mechanical devices and consequently are much slower than main memory ...

Hi folks - I've found myself having do some socket programming in the linux kernel. (yes, yes, I know: have I thought about user space? Yes, that's ...