Java Network Programming, 4th Edition

This book will teach you everything you need to know to get started with network programming in Java. I recommend this to anyone who does not know much about network programming, and to those who may have only taken a course or two covering the topic.

Though the book does seem to be more of a reference manual at times, with dozens of fleshed out examples and thorough explanations of constructors, constants, and methods, I suggest reading through it to become familiar with the covered topics. This will allow you to more easily refer back to explanations and examples, in the future.

I have two gripes with this book, they are not major issues, but they are worth noting:

1. There is a lot of technical information in this book and it is not the type of book where you speed-read through all of the chapters in a day or two. I often found myself getting tired after a chapter or two, so it took much longer to read than expected.
2. The book has a number of outdated references and statistics, as it has not been updated since 2013. As far as I am aware, the book is still accurate overall, and it is still a good reference.