View Review Details


Book:   Making Things Talk
Subject:   Hand-on Intro to Computer Networking
Date:   2007-12-06 23:07:10
From:   Anonymous Reader
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

This is a well-written and perfectly illustrated book on practical wireless networking. It is apparent, that the author's goal was teaching (thankfully, no surprise here -- he teaches networking at New York University), not simply showing how something can be slapped together: for every project, he lays a brief but vivid description of the underlying technology, and then shows how to make it work in the real world.


The book is a perfect example of how to enable a reader to try things without much guessing: in addition to code listing and excellent pictures, in the chapter "Where to Get Stuff" the author lists manufacturers of necessary components, including the contact info, like phone numbers.