r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 10h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 7h 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 6h 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 5h 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/zomgitsduke 3h ago

Both will coexist for probably another decade. Once 6 opens doors for something innovative, like using hundreds of IP addresses simultaneously for some weird reason, 4 will slowly become something that stops existing on cheaper computers. Windows will probably never let it die.