TCP Client Server Application | C++ in 2021

In this lesson, we go over the basics of network communication by creating a simple TCP Client and TCP Server using the Boost ASIO C++ libraries.

Due to the libraries being incompatible with C++ 20 modules, I walk you through the process of creating a new CMake project, downloading and including the libraries and then building out a basic "Hello, Network" application that sends a message to a client that connects to the server.

In future lessons, we'll expand on these applications as we delve into the various C++ topics with the end goal being to create a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) application.

Chapters

00:00:00 So our story begins...
00:01:24 Setting up the CMake project
00:10:30 Adding the Boost library to our project
00:16:17 Creating a simple tcp server
00:24:00 Creating a simple tcp client
00:32:58 TCPServer class 01 | Building our Networking Library
00:46:15 TCPConnection class | Building our Networking Library
00:55:15 TCPServer class 02 | Building our Networking Library
00:58:49 Double checking and housekeeping (shared_from_this)
01:01:49 Using our library to create our tcp server
01:03:38 Testing client + server
01:05:05 Persistent Connections
01:09:47 Detecting dropped TCP connections
01:13:17 Potential Enhancements (Future videos)
01:19:26 Thanks for watching ( plz dont skip =] )