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OT: most developers have probably not been in network engineering for an ISP. If you've written anything about your experiences, or if you could be persuaded to
by canhascodez 8y ago
OT: most developers have probably not been in network engineering for an ISP. If you've written anything about your experiences, or if you could be persuaded to, I believe that a lot of people on HN would be keenly interested (myself included).
- walrus01 8y agoI'd be totally willing to answer any specific questions. Not sure if I have the free time or motivation to write a full guide to network engineering, the best I can really do is point people at the right reference sources. I'm honestly not nearly as qualified to do so anyways, compared to far more senior people who work for huge transit ASNs.
- canhascodez 8y agoI probably mean more in the "human interest" relation of experiences sense than anything like a comprehensive guide to the profession. I'm not wholly ignorant of what happens to bits after they leave my router, but I know nothing about the people involved in making that happen, and I don't get the impression that it's widely written of. Anecdotes about daily challenges tend to be interesting; I would probably have gone quite a long time without ever knowing about port 139 otherwise I'm sure. But, I certainly wouldn't want to try to compel anyone to write anything they're weren't going to write anyway, so please don't take this as anything other than an expression of interest.