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[-] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago

How the internet works would be more so an IT thing than a backend developer thing at least on a high level. Setting up a database doesn't mean one knows networking well in the same way they probably don't know cpu logic gate design well.

[-] Gregers@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

You don't need to know all the details, but I think you should understand the basic network concepts way before starting your first job as a developer

[-] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

At least TCP/IP, DNS, and similar things, yeah. Maybe not so much the intricate details of the wifi6 or Bluetooth protocols.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Arguably an engineering (hardware) or systems programming issue, too. How many IT people (even the highly competent ones) could design a router, wifi chip etc.? Or know in detail what's going on in an internet exchange point?

[-] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

True and how many of those guys are well versed in fiber optics at IXPs. Maybe with like 20 dudes you could get an extremely in-depth snapshot of how the internet works from transistors to transformers and everything in-between.

[-] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Some developers that know both networking and developing will make those chips, the avarage developer will know about TCP/IP, DNS and those basics, at max

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