Might be he enjoys coding, but not software projects. Personally I can program adequately when needed, but I ended up working as a sysadmin because I determined

Might be he enjoys coding, but not software projects. Personally I can program adequately when needed, but I ended up working as a sysadmin because I determined I don't have the right temperament to deal with software projects. I prefer dealing with systems as a whole instead of focusing on individual pieces of software.