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>boasting a big resume but unable to tell a mutex from a semaphore Is it bad that I have no idea what either of those are?
by BoysenberryPi 9y ago
>boasting a big resume but unable to tell a mutex from a semaphore
Is it bad that I have no idea what either of those are?
- dmlittle 9y agoI'd say it depends what you're focusing on. If you're doing anything that is multi-threading, then yes. Otherwise, it's just not something you'd use but probably interesting to know ;)
- brockwhittaker 9y agoNo. The example is entirely arbitrary. A web JavaScript developer probably doesn't need to ever know the difference between those two...
- endisukaj 9y agoA programmer must have heard of them and know at least some superficial difference. A cardiologist probably knows the different parts of a kidney and how they work.
- dyjakan 9y agoIt's not bad but it shows that you didn't go through Operating Systems 101 class. You may never need to use that knowledge but having T shaped skills is always a plus but not necessary a minus. ;)
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- flukus 9y agoOnly if you claim to be experienced in building distributed, multi threaded systems.