Multiplayer, Protocols, and more

Reference implementation of netcode.io. Contribute to vvanders/netcode.io development by creating an account on GitHub.

Introduction Hi, I’m Glenn Fiedler and welcome to Networking for Game Programmers.
In this article we start with the most basic aspect of network programming: sending and receiving data over the network. This is perhaps the simplest and most basic part of what network programmers do, but still it is quite intricate and non-obvious as to what the best course of action is.
You have most likely heard of sockets, and are probably aware that there are two main types: TCP and UDP.