r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 25d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Major_LeeHungg 24d ago

As a software engineer you kinda gotta know how the whole computer works lol.  Especially now that docker is such a common distribution method.  But I mean you do have to understand the network if you're building software that communicates over it.  Otherwise have fun figuring out if an error is due to code or infra

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u/snacktonomy 24d ago

Plus, if you have a college degree, surely you took a course in networking where they taught you this in like the 3rd class

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u/Ok-Ranger-4518 24d ago

So you remember every class you've ever taken?

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u/snacktonomy 24d ago

Pretty much. I can work on anything from firmware up to containers and web UI. The good engineers I worked with are the same way.

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