Teach him to use it and send him down the path of one of the most frustrating career paths in existence…
Developer: Hey, I think the network is broken
Network Engineer: Okay, lemme check 30 seconds later nope, looking good, what’s up?
Developer: There’s a network issue, I ran this new code and lost everything.
NE: That’s… not really how the network works…
Dev: I’m a Developer, I know how the network works.
NE: Really…? Do you know how servers work?
Dev: Yes, of course. …
NE: Then why didn’t you look that your code crashed the VM you were using and you need to restart it…
Dev: …so it was a network issue?
NE: …
Dev: to other Devs Hey guys, don’t worry, it was a network issue, but I got them to do their job for once and fix it.
NE: resumes recreational liver destruction
After setting up my own network, and trying to (kinda sorta) do it the right way (multiple SSIDs, vlan segregation, restrictive firewalls for iot, VPN to a VPS, etc.) — I have so much respect for network engineers. First month with my new router, felt like I “broke the Internet” every other day.
My 14 yo would be stoked. He’s right into networking tech. Doesn’t really care about Nintendo.
i got a cat toy one year instead of a computer mouse. my mom thought it was hilarious.
theres a chance that thing cost more than a Nintendo Switch
Guy’s thoughts: “I asked for a switch, but I got a router!”
That is such a 90s couch. :o
