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This surprised me: "Take TCP for example. The TCP protocol is specified in a series of documents. If you make a formally correct implementation of the base TCP
by Hexstream 17y ago
This surprised me:
"Take TCP for example. The TCP protocol is specified in a series of
documents. If you make a formally correct implementation of the base TCP RFC
you won't even make connections. Much of the flow control behaviour, the
queueing and the detail is learned only by being directly part of the
TCP implementing community. You can read all the scientific papers you
like, it will not make you a good TCP implementor."
- Alan Cox