Really? I know plenty of developers with decades of experience who have never held a professional sysadmin position. Now if you're saying that it helps to do sy

Really? I know plenty of developers with decades of experience who have never held a professional sysadmin position. Now if you're saying that it helps to do sysadmin work as a hobby to facilitate a development career, I won't disagree with you. But if you're erecting an artificial barrier to entry, I vehemently disagree with your assertion.