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1. Writing the libraries you describe 2. Speaking unusual protocols for which (good) libraries don’t exist. 3. I think interacting with the sockets api can al
by dan-robertson 3y ago
1. Writing the libraries you describe
2. Speaking unusual protocols for which (good) libraries don’t exist.
3. I think interacting with the sockets api can also be relevant for tweaking various options to get better performance (though often there are Linux defaults that can be tweaked instead)
- kqr 3y agoI'm fully aware of the hypotheticals – what I'm curious about is which your personal experiences are with e.g. those three points you list.
- dan-robertson 3y agoI’ve done/do all three of those things. Knowing about the networking stack (protocols, the various things inside Linux, etc) has been pretty relevant.