i want to learn internet programming

[antmj2317]

hey everyone, finally decided to register here as i use C++ a lot, and i have a question :) I've been writing in C++ for over 5 years now and i've completed a variety of programs with the language, however ive never touched network/socket/internet programming

what im interested in learning/doing, is learning how to connect to another PC, or learning how to pass information through ports, such as an AIM type project, text is fine for now just to start, but i have no clue as to WHERE to start.

any suggestions, advice?

-tonyc

[Sobo272]

I believe many people use PHP for IRC clients so you could try your hand at that.

[chris]

If you want to do it in C++ then:
If you are using Windows I recommend you search Microsoft's MSDN for winsock / winsock2.
If you are using a UNIX based OS like Linux then searching websites for Berkeley Sockets.