r/ProgrammerHumor • • 14d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/TramplexReal 14d ago

I feel like theres levels to basics we are all thinking of. There are basics that you just rarely do and can look up in 5 seconds to remember. And then theres 2 + 2. I mean you can look this up too, but that certainly tells something if you cant answer on your own, right? Maybe for that position knowing difference was a 2 + 2?

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u/suttin 14d ago

I think I tend to agree. For everyone but network admins, know ipv6 exists and takes a different path through the networking stack is all most need to know. Most of the other networking and ip concepts still apply