Ask HN: Good books/courses to learn networking essentials for web developers?

+1 for both data intensive apps

Designing Data Intensive Applications

Seconded! This one is awesome.

High Performance Browser Networking

It's one of the most practical and in-depth books even among others shared in this thread so far.

Anyway it's a great book.

I’d recommend High Performance Browser Networking by Ilya Grigorik

How to Win Friends & Influence Routers is a classic for a reason.

I read a few different books and Kurose was the best.

I read Kurose’s book in college and recommend it as the perfect book for this topic.

Kurose's book was the first book that i read about networking

Kurose's Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach

I was waiting for someone to post this.

This is my favorite networking book but I think it would be overkill for OP's needs.

This, and any book by W. Richard Stevens.

TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols by W. Richard Stevens

I'd suggest Tanenbaum's Computer Networks.

recommend "Computer Networks" by Andrew Tanenbaum

+1 for Beej’s.

An absolute must read for anyone that works with a TCP/IP based stack.

Beej's Guide to Network Programming is IMO hands down the best resource I've come across

Beej's Guide is a lighthearted and more easily digestible alternative

If you maintain any software system in a production environment, I think its topics are pretty relevant!

+1 for both data intensive apps and Google SRE books.

I really like this textbook that was used in my undergrad networking course.

Effective Python

Internetworking with TCP/IP by Comer.

You may find the Interconnect section of this book helpful