UDP on Build Software Systemshttps://buildsoftwaresystems.com/tags/udp/Recent content in UDP on Build Software SystemsHugoen-usMon, 18 May 2026 00:01:00 +0100`SOCK_STREAM` is Not TCP: Understanding Socket Types vs. Protocolshttps://buildsoftwaresystems.com/post/sock-stream-is-not-tcp/Mon, 18 May 2026 00:01:00 +0100https://buildsoftwaresystems.com/post/sock-stream-is-not-tcp/Many developers assume SOCK_STREAM is synonymous with TCP. It isn’t. Learn why socket types and transport protocols are distinct concepts, and how AF_UNIX and SCTP demonstrate that the same socket API can expose very different underlying behaviors.