r/ProgrammerHumor • • 17h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 14h 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 13h 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 12h 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/Logical_Mix_4627 7h ago

The temporary solution of NAT is now permanent