DevOps I: Network Programming

Immerse yourself in distributed programming and vast network concepts. This course is designed to expose students to the practical aspects of how sockets are used as an API to achieve all that we do on the internet. By taking a closer look at examples of algorithms, code, and models, as well as spending time in a lab writing an application in Java using servlets, students learn different ways to use the socket API and understand the difference between stateless and stateful ways to manage client/server relationships.

In short, this course teaches students how the internet works from a coding perspective, deep knowledge of the HTTP protocol, and how to apply TCP/IP socket programming. By the time you’re done, you’ll know how to build a web server from the ground up, walking away with a holistic view of how servers work. The course includes attention to and use of: C, Java, Sockets, TCP/IP, RPC. Labs use UNIX/Linux. 

Sample textbooks: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume 3 by Douglas E. Comer; An Introduction to Network Programming with Java by Jan Graba