It is a mess, but one part of the ever transitioning "sysadmin role" that is valuable is, being able to code and understand it. That being said, good sysadmin

It is a mess, but one part of the ever transitioning "sysadmin role" that is valuable is, being able to code and understand it. That being said, good sysadmins (rare), can and do. Isn't most of this being driven by society in general though? Everyone wants everything now... we're generally feeding this trend to do whatever it takes in the shortest amount of time.