Mastering Network Programming: Build a Production-Ready Custom TCP Protocol in Go
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Introduction # In the era of 2025, where HTTP/3, gRPC, and GraphQL dominate the headlines, it is easy to forget the foundational layer that powers the internet: TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). While high-level abstractions are excellent for general web development, there is a specific tier of engineering—real-time trading systems, IoT device communication, multiplayer game servers, and internal RPC backbones—where overhead matters.