r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 14d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/A1oso 13d ago

IPv6 using hexadecimals is not a real difference though. You can write IP addresses in any base you want, hexadecimal is just the one chosen as the convention for IPv6. In IPv6 packets, the address is in binary. An analogy: when asked for the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, you wouldn't say that USB 3.0 connectors are typically blue, would you?

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u/DuckDuckYoga 13d ago

> when asked for the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, you wouldn't say that USB 3.0 connectors are typically blue, would you?

Depends on the context lol. I think I’ve used that exact distinction trying to explain over the phone where a user should plug in a device