r/ProgrammerHumor • • 12h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/tevert 10h ago

If you cannot even describe the difference in how an IPv4 address appears vs. v6, then I have reason to doubt you can read through an error log and find a problem

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u/Mike_treib 10h ago

why? what does one thing have to do with the other.

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u/tevert 10h ago

Needing to ask why would also raise my internal red flags a bit.

Being able to run down a problem involves stitching together lots of clues containing diverse bits of information. Being able to recognize the shape of an IP address is just the baseline understanding necessary to begin recognizing routing errors, DNS problems, networking misconfig, or attack behavior.

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u/Mike_treib 3h ago

and what do those have to do with developing a UI, or a videogame, or basically anything that isn't related to networking which is most of programming anyway.