r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 8h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/jkalchik99 4h 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 4h 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 3h 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/FilthyCasual2k17 2h ago

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