Fully understanding the complete stack of a modern computer system is outside the scope of almost everyone. These things are complicated and we've built abstractions, interfaces and modules to manage the complexity.
People specialize in their own fields. I am trained in digital integrated circuit design, but don't ask me to build a file system.
Exactly. This is super impressive work, but also very specialized. Even for non-EE majors, most IT people could at least understand the basics of what he was doing.
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Don't feel too bad.
Fully understanding the complete stack of a modern computer system is outside the scope of almost everyone. These things are complicated and we've built abstractions, interfaces and modules to manage the complexity.
People specialize in their own fields. I am trained in digital integrated circuit design, but don't ask me to build a file system.
Exactly. This is super impressive work, but also very specialized. Even for non-EE majors, most IT people could at least understand the basics of what he was doing.