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> There are a lot of sysadmins that don't operate this way. I see a lot of them at banks. Let's put it this way: the more educated and effective a sysadmin bec
by dsr_ 10y ago
> There are a lot of sysadmins that don't operate this way. I see a lot of them at banks.
Let's put it this way: the more educated and effective a sysadmin becomes, the more they appreciate programming their way out of their problems rather than doing things one-off.
> Does it have to be limited to systems administration and network configuration?
Indeed, my point is that the universe of jobs in computing is a continuous lumpy spectrum, not a set of rigid silos.
If management wants it to be a set of rigid silos, they are losing efficiency in exchange for what they perceive to be control.
- geocar 10y ago> Let's put it this way: the more educated and effective a sysadmin becomes, the more they appreciate programming their way out of their problems rather than doing things one-off. I'd agree with that. I watched a (very) experienced sysadmin struggle to edit some JSON today. He had several notepads with JSON that he would copy and paste into various screens. I suspect when he gets a flat tire, he changes each one to see which one is flat. > If management wants it to be a set of rigid silos, they are losing efficiency in exchange for what they perceive to be control. I think (this kind of) management doesn't know better, but natural selection doesn't move swiftly enough. Is there something we can do about that?