10-01-2019, 06:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2019, 06:18 AM by Alpha Mode.)
(10-01-2019, 06:15 AM)Alpha Mode Wrote:(10-01-2019, 05:19 AM)xoft Wrote: As for the API / library - networking IS HARD, there's no shame in using a library that already shields you from the nasty low-level problems you'd encounter otherwise. For example, the select() API you might be tempted to use works alright on Windows, but is hopelessly broken on Linux / Unix; the function signatures are the same on both platforms, but each platform has its quirks that make writing multiplatform code a nightmare. Threading, which I advised as the minimal helping API, is heavy - two threads per client is unacceptable for high-throughput / high-availability servers.I mean I am thinking about using a API at this point but a also want to do the low level work to learn more
People have been saying good stuff about boost::asio, it's modern, it's c++; if I were to start a new server project, I'd seriously consider learning it.
The last thing I want to know is how does the apend function work
and I also heard people saying you have to send the PacketID and others for sending packets
I am just trying to ping the server list for the client to show the MOTD and online players
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