Just another story: I got my CS degree in '81 and I've been doing Unix sysadmin for almost thirty years. I always emphasize automation; right now we're moving

Just another story: I got my CS degree in '81 and I've been doing Unix sysadmin for almost thirty years. I always emphasize automation; right now we're moving our configuration to puppet. A couple years after I took my current gig, I was recognized as an irreplaceable single point of failure, and we looked for someone to share the knowledge. We hired an ex-Navy guy 10 years older than me. Why? He was the the only interview who claimed to know how to program. Picking him was the best decision I've made in this job, because he's self motivated and keeps learning, right along with me.