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Learning Game Network Programming

Work in progress

Programming Languages

• C++: Recommended

Libraries

• Netcode

Topics

TODO: check https://roadmap.sh/server-side-game-developer

• Protocols
  • TCP
  • UDP

Books

• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
• TCP/IP Illustrated: The Protocols
• Computer Networking Problems and Solutions: An innovative approach to building resilient, modern networks
• Multiplayer Game Programming: Architecting Networked Games
• Game Programming Patterns: Not specifically focused on networking, but includes some patterns for developing multiplayer games.
• Networked Graphics: Building Networked Games and Virtual Environments
• Networking and Online Games: Understanding and Engineering Multiplayer Internet Games

Certifications

• Cloud
  • AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Developer Associate

Articles

• Networking - Godot Docs
• Glenn Fiedler Blog
• Game Networking Demystified
• Fast-Paced Multiplayer by Gabriel Gambetta
• 1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age of Empires and Beyond
• Choosing TCP or UDP: a guide for game developers
• Don't use Lockstep in RTS games
• Ethernet vs. WiFi by Viscarious from Riot Games
• Impact Of Latency In Wireless Networks For Real-time Multiplayer Games On Mobile Devices
• Lag Compensation by Mitchell Robinson
• How netcode works, and what makes 'good' netcode by Chris "Battle(non)sense"
• Networking of a turn-based game
• Network Protocols
• Valorant's 128-tick servers