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Re: [SAGE] Complexity of sysadmin scripts/programs in your organization?



On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Eric Wannemacher <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have searched the archives of this list and found some useful
>  information about whether sysadmins should be programmers and what
>  people believe is a script versus a "real" program.  I still do not have
>  a good idea of what people think is an acceptable level of
>  programming/complexity for the sys admins as a whole.
>
>  At some point there is bound to be someone who has enough programming
>  experience to work on more sophisticated applications that can be very
>  helpful, but the organization could be in trouble if that person leaves
>  and no one else has the necessary skills.
>
>  How much programming are sysadmins allowed to do in your organizations
>  and how does the org maintain the level of knowledge to support those
>  programs after individuals move on?  I am talking about long lived
>  scripts/programs and not throwaway data cleanup scripts.
>
>  Are you limiting the languages that can be used to "scripting"
>  languages?  Limiting the complexity?  Specifically hiring people with
>  programming backgrounds?
>
>
>  Thanks,
>  Eric Wannemacher
>

We only hire sysadmins with programmings skills. Preferably Java/Perl
and shell.

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