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Re:Feedback: I try to answer “how to become a systems engineer” by goodpoint on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @05:47AM (#36136431)
The 4 things you listed are really basic knowledge.
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Re:Feedback: I try to answer “how to become a systems engineer” by goodpoint on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @09:33AM (#36138209)
Great. Silent downvotes from HNers that don't even know TCP.
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Re:Feedback: I try to answer “how to become a systems engineer” by eropple on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @10:02AM (#36138544)
1) They're formative knowledge for understanding that part of a system. Systems are big and few people understand them entirely. I happened to know those things, but I am a pathologically T-shaped/"paint drip" developer. The middlebrow dismissal of "oh that's basic" is going to get a rise out of people.

2) You threw a one-line, no-help comment out there. That's going to get you downvoted unless it is at least interesting or funny.

3) Now you're complaining about downvotes, which is a big red sign for "downvote me more, for I am mad".

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Re:Feedback: I try to answer “how to become a systems engineer” by d0mine on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @04:24PM (#36143813)
Different people may have different basic knowledge https://xkcd.com/1053/
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