
To write a robust network application, you must be prepared to have individual components fail. Dealing with this possibility changes how we design our applications and our protocols.
Prerequisites: CS 202
Networks are like a modern wildwest-come be an outlaw.
-- Tim Bahls '06
Networks taught me that it is miraculous any two computers can communicate at all. Computer architecture taught me that it's miraculous computers don't crash millions of times per second.
-- Tim Bahls '06
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
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Students get a chance to read real-life specifications and analyze their performance.
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