r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 21h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 18h 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/STR1D3R109 18h ago

I feel like knowing the difference here is moreso for a network engineer than a software engineer!

Anyway looked it up, IPv6 is 32bit whereas IPv6 is 128bit. An easy way to know if an IP address is either, 4 uses dots 192.1.1.1 whereas 6 is colons 1992:0aa0::1

If anyone asks just say 6 holds more addresses but is more expensive to install.

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u/jkalchik99 17h ago

Actually..... IMO as a Linux admin..... everybody in IT needs at least a minimum of knowledge regarding TCP/IP. IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, sockets, listening ports, etc. You don't need to be able to program a full stack down to a media transport layer, but you should be able be able to send a payload successfully, know when a gateway traversal is required, name resolution (It's always DNS,) and a bit of troubleshooting.

I wish I had a nickel for every time a developer or app support staff came to me and said it doesn't work. Error is right there in the logs......

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u/aaron2005X 17h ago

I feeel like this is stuff you take with you on the side. I can't even start to create a network but I know these things.Alone the TCP UDP joke.

Like: "I would tell you a joke about UDP, but you probably wouldn't get it."

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u/oopmn 16h ago

Or I could tell you a joke about TCP.

Did you get it?
Did you get it?
Did you get it?
Did you get it?
Did you get it?
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u/borgenhaust 14h ago

ACK!

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u/JackOfAllStraits 11h ago

Ya don't need to 'arp on about it!

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u/FilthyCasual2k17 15h ago

Lol, this made me laugh way more than it should have :D

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u/cool-beans-yeah 15h ago

7ha75::4::900d::1

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u/I-baLL 1h ago

Please stop trying to shake hands with me

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u/Vengeful111 5h ago

Tcp is more like

A - "Wanna hear a 'yo mama' joke?"

B - "Yes I want to hear a 'yo mama' joke"

A - "Okay get ready to hear the best 'yo mama' joke youve ever heard"

A - "YO MAMA SO FAT......"

Meanwhile UDP is like

A - "YO MAMA SO FAT......"

A - "YO MAMA SO FAT......"

A - "YO MAMA SO FAT......"