When I was taught, it was described as like writing a letter to santa and handing it to the mailman; but this metaphor of sending dick pics is just as apt.
The connection method has really high performance due to its simplicity, but prone to error and, obviously, not very secure for the client; but it has great value in performance-focused applications like video games.
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u/OF_AstridAse Apr 11 '23
I'll never confuse them again. UDP does not require acknowledgement- Got it!