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Re: [SAGE] Complexity of sysadmin scripts/programs in your organization?
- To: "Eric Wannemacher" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [SAGE] Complexity of sysadmin scripts/programs in your organization?
- From: "Rodrick Brown" <rodrick.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:27:21 -0400
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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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