Don't do "anything he says" because of the inclusion of the section on select()? Now, that's a little harsh, isn't it? After all, there's much more to the guide than that. I'll readily admit that select() is absolutely dated and inefficient, but it is also POSIX-compliant, and the guide is about (specifically) beginning network programming in (specifically) C, not event management or Python or tcl.
Plus, I just updated it to IPv6, man! Cut me some slack! :) I could take the select() thing out, but then I'd instantly get questions about it in the mail. But honestly, I'll take any serious feedback, including "give it up"--it is a time sink, and if it's not worth it, it's not worth it. Contact info's in the Guide.
All that being said, adding information about the inefficiencies of select() (and poll()) and a pointer to something better (e.g. libevent) would totally be a good addition. Additionally, a quick section about "why use C for network programming when every scripting language makes it easier" might be good (at least "because the rest of my project is written in C" comes to mind.) What do you think?
Are the other (preferably cross-platform) competitors to libevent that might be useful? I wouldn't talk about them in detail, because it's out of scope, but I definitely don't mind dropping pointers.
Plus, I just updated it to IPv6, man! Cut me some slack! :) I could take the select() thing out, but then I'd instantly get questions about it in the mail. But honestly, I'll take any serious feedback, including "give it up"--it is a time sink, and if it's not worth it, it's not worth it. Contact info's in the Guide.
All that being said, adding information about the inefficiencies of select() (and poll()) and a pointer to something better (e.g. libevent) would totally be a good addition. Additionally, a quick section about "why use C for network programming when every scripting language makes it easier" might be good (at least "because the rest of my project is written in C" comes to mind.) What do you think?
Are the other (preferably cross-platform) competitors to libevent that might be useful? I wouldn't talk about them in detail, because it's out of scope, but I definitely don't mind dropping pointers.