Devops and QA are more alive than ever. The article actually makes that point. It is just that the boundaries between the disciplines are being blurred conseque

Devops and QA are more alive than ever. The article actually makes that point. It is just that the boundaries between the disciplines are being blurred consequent to the erosion of distinctions between hardware and software, testing and deployment. It would be more precise to say that the era of the code illiterate sysadmin or QA engineer is coming to an end. So is the era of the developer who didn't understand the basics of operating systems and networking.