An Analysis of PISCES (Platform Independent Socket ClassES) as a Teaching Tool.

<p>The coding of network applications requires a mastery of communication APIs. One important set of communication APIs, socket APIs, are commonly used for coding C++ network applications. Socket APIs, unfortunately, are difficult to master, due to their procedural nature and inherent complexity. PISCES (Platform Independent Socket ClassES), is a C⁺⁺ socket library that provides a simplified cross-platform interface to BSD-style socket APIs.</p> <p>This thesis analyzes the use of the PISCES library as a teaching tool. The PISCES library was refactored, then used as a basis for a series of introductory undergraduate assignments on network programming. Survey results show that the PISCES-based assignments were effective for introducing novice programmers to socket programming. The comparison of PISCES's series of assignments with those of NetCp and Toll's proposals, provide the inherent simplicity and safety involved in using PISCES's series assignments.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer and Information Science

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Koritala, Sridhar Chandra

• Teaching
• Sockets
• Network Communication
• PISCES
• Computer Sciences
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/60

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1110