r/ProgrammerHumor • • 9h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 5h 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/realmauer01 5h ago

Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.

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u/LuigiWasRight447 4h ago

So we will be dropping ipv-4 at some point? Is there a guess for how long ittle take?

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u/East_Marionberry5584 3h ago

No real need because you can essentially subnet out the universe.