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This is the right attitude to have about learning stuff related to your field. But, I think it is very important to really know your field very well if you want
by gprasanth 13y ago
This is the right attitude to have about learning stuff related to your field. But, I think it is very important to really know your field very well if you want to be good at it. It may be really obvious but I had to write it[1].
[1] - http://serenecode.org/2013/11/proper-education-is-a-must/ http://serenecode.org/2013/11/proper-education-is-a-must/
- freehunter 13y agoI had a discussion with some coworkers while I was an intern (not all that many years ago) about IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange). I had to admit I didn't know the protocol. There was an immediate and severe negative reaction from everyone in the room, upset that I didn't know IPX, upset that I never learned it, upset that I apparently hadn't been paying attention in class the day that was taught. Problem is, it never was taught, and of all the protocols I did take the time to learn, I learned the ones I was likely to run into most often in life. IPX isn't commonly used, and it certainly wasn't taught at my school. That's the reason it's hard for some people to admit they don't know: because no matter what, there's this fear that everyone expects you should know it already. No matter how obscure. It's really easy to brush it off the first time something new comes up, or the second or third time. By then, it's embarrassing to admit you have no idea what they're talking about.
- rrich 13y agoI didn't think IPX/SPX was used anymore. I sure wouldn't expect an intern to know anything about IPX/SPX outside of maybe its existence.