best language for sockets programming!!

[Ashootosh]

hey guyz can anyone tell me which is the best language for sockets programming?? and how many of u are doing some work in sockets programming?? i wanna do it in C++ but dont have header files like->-> netdb.h,sockets.h etc etc from where i can get those??

[tuXian]

personally I prefer C to C++ as all the intricacies of Object orientation are gone(may be at a expense). But its a lot easir in C.

The best thing is to use linux. If u have got a Live CD then need not install linux too.

Happy Socket programming.

[Ashootosh]

r u using knoppix? and does ur live CD contains the header files necessary for sockets programming? i know c/c++ are the best but from where can i have knowledge about sockets programming in them??

[sudhir_mangla]

The WinSock (Windows Sockets) API is a socket programming library for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

It was originally based on Berkeley sockets. But several Microsoft specific changes were employed.

for Socket programming in C++ you need to include the following files

#include <winsock2.h> 

Add a refrence to winsock library
Take Project-Settings-Link and add ws2_32.lib to the library modules list. 

I am talking about VC++

for detailed info visit http://www.codeproject.com/internet/

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by tuxian

personally I prefer C to C++ as all the intricacies of Object orientation are gone(may be at a expense). But its a lot easir in C.

Writing socket programs is a lot easier in high level languages. Perl and Python are best suited for writing Socket scripts. You must use Perl to believe it...

[Ashootosh]

i have done some work in perl but i dont know how to make an exe in perl, the file which we get has extension .pl (now i dont know how to use this?). and also no one has answered the question->-> from where can i have header files like sockets.h etc. perl contains these files( will they work with c/c++)