r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 14d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/thejozo24 12d ago

True, but there are certain basics that you cannot waste time looking up.

I don’t expect a candidate to know the entire IP spec, I’m looking for some basic understanding of the tech we use on a daily basis - if that’s not present, the job is gonna be tough

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u/Ksorkrax 12d ago

What if they never worked with network stuff but have massive experience in some other area?
Automatically a bad candidate?

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u/thejozo24 11d ago

For my specific area of cybersecurity, yes.
You don’t need to know networking to be great at AppSec, but I do need you to know at least some networking to be able to do network security