>I’ve learned a lot by doing this, probably far more than any course would have taught me.
It is quite obvious that the world needs more people with a deep knowledge of how DNS works. Doing something like this is a quick and effective way to make the world a better place.
>It is quite obvious that the world needs more people with a deep knowledge of how DNS works. Doing something like this is a quick and effective way to make the world a better place.
I think you're overstating your case here. I found it interesting too, and us geeks like to dabble in many things, but you can never achieve specialized knowledge and expertise through mere tinkering. Using C++ didn't make me a language designer or even an expert on C++.
The point is there's now one more person in the world who knows C++, which is better than there being one less person in the world who knows it. The fewer people who learn these systems, the fewer people there will be available to innovate/maintain these things going forward.
Entire trades are facing slow extinction for lack of people who bothered to learn. Almost 3/4 of electrical or electronics repairmen are over 45 years old, and 30% of them are over 55 years old [1]. It would be a shame to wake up one day in 2030 and realize there are only a handful of (presumably very well paid) people on earth who know how DNS works.
>I’ve learned a lot by doing this, probably far more than any course would have taught me.
It is quite obvious that the world needs more people with a deep knowledge of how DNS works. Doing something like this is a quick and effective way to make the world a better place.