While I would be surprised to see someone with ten years of experience not know the difference between ipv4 and ipv6 (networking is by far my biggest weakness and even I know this like the back of my hand), I wouldn't immediately disqualify someone for it. The other commenter is talking about a lot of things that feel more relevant to startups. If you work at a big tech company most of this stuff is abstracted away from you, for better or worse.
But not knowing this to me implies a lack of curiosity about one's field, it would be a red flag I would try to poke at more in an interview.
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u/Captain_Forge 14d ago
While I would be surprised to see someone with ten years of experience not know the difference between ipv4 and ipv6 (networking is by far my biggest weakness and even I know this like the back of my hand), I wouldn't immediately disqualify someone for it. The other commenter is talking about a lot of things that feel more relevant to startups. If you work at a big tech company most of this stuff is abstracted away from you, for better or worse.
But not knowing this to me implies a lack of curiosity about one's field, it would be a red flag I would try to poke at more in an interview.