Resources

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HTTP References 

• List of HTTP Header Fields
• Generate fake HTTP requests, and view actual HTTP response from real server
• Reliply.org: View real HTTP request sent by your browser to their server
• Google Chrome Developer Tools (built-in to web browser) can show HTTP requests and HTTP responses for all objects on a web page
• Enter the developer tools mode, select the Network panel, and then the Header sub-panel
• Fiddler: Web debugging proxy
• Concurrent Programming for Scalable Web Architectures: Good background reading

Socket Programming References

Python Programming References

• Python documentation - Official

• Python Language Reference - Official
• Python Standard Library - Official
• Argparse: http://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html
• Queue (thread-safe): http://docs.python.org/3/library/queue.html
• String functions:  http://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html
• Sockets: http://docs.python.org/3/library/socket.html and http://docs.python.org/3/howto/sockets.html
• Struct: http://docs.python.org/3/library/struct.html
• Threading:  http://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html
• Multiprocessing:  http://docs.python.org/3/library/multiprocessing.html
• Tkinter (GUI): http://docs.python.org/3/library/tk.html
• Python Module of the Day:
• Argparse: https://pymotw.com/3/argparse/
• Tkinter (GUI) references:
• Introduction to Tkinter
• GUI Programming Tutorial

 C Programming References

• C Language Tutorial from Drexel University
• Beej's Guide to C Programming
• Essential C Guide from Stanford University
• C Programming Tips for C++ Programmers
• C Programming on Wikibooks
• Tutorial on threads, locks, and synchronization
• Programming in C: UNIX System Calls and Subroutines
• Basic Valgrind Tutorial - Using Valgrind to detect memory errors, including leaks, reading/writing beyond end of array, etc...

Linux Programming References

• Linux Tutorial for Programmers by our own Dr. Bill Ford in CS
• Useful sections for this course include Linux files and directories (Ch 1), commonly-used commands (Ch 2), and redirection and pipes (Ch 3)

Networking

• Network Sorcery
  • Ethernet - IEEE 802.3
  • IP - Internet Protocol
  • ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
  • ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
  • TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
• Wireshark Documentation
• Future of the Internet (IPv6, etc...)