TCP sockets

TCP is the reliable workhorse of the internet, ensuring packets arrive in the proper order, like a particularly obsessive-compulsive mail carrier. Don’t be fooled by its reputation for stability – TCP socket programming in Go can have you pull out your hair quickly. Sure, it offers the comforting illusion of a constant, reliable data stream. Still, under the hood, it’s a chaotic mosh pit of retransmissions, flow control, and enough acronyms to keep a government agency happy.

Picture this: TCP is like trying to converse coherently during a loud heavy metal concert. You’re screaming messages at each other (sending packets), desperately hoping the other person gets the gist amid the noise (network congestion). Occasionally, whole phrases get lost in the roar (dropped packets), and you must repeat yourself (retransmissions). There can be a better recipe for efficient communication.

That’s where Go’s net package comes to rescue...