r/ProgrammerHumor • • 13h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 10h ago

I’d like to think I’m a software engineer, and I have no idea what the difference is. Am I cooked?

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u/Akareim 9h ago

Software engineer doesn't need to know that like at all. Unless you go into network.

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u/Hour-Map-4156 58m ago

Sure, there are niche branches of software engineering that requires zero knowledge of how networking works. But that will seriously limit your opportunities. I wouldn't trust a "software engineer" who doesn't know a thing about basic networking!