There's a quick overview for python here: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sockets.html https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sockets.html Which should go well with:

There's a quick overview for python here: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sockets.html https://docs.python.org/3/howto/sockets.html Which should go well with: http://aosabook.org/en/500L/a-simple-web-server.html http://aosabook.org/en/500L/a-simple-web-server.html And a follow-up to that might be: http://aosabook.org/en/twisted.html http://aosabook.org/en/twisted.html Now, this is all python - but lessons from the first two should be helpful in understanding most socket client/servers.