17 Jan
2004
17 Jan
'04
7:40 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt vendel" <curt(a)atarimuseum.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: System programmers vs. administrators
Being an admin is certainly a creative task (of course
it all depends on
the
admin, you've got intense ones who go down the
very tip of the tree levels
of admining every aspect of the system to ensure reliability, security and
stability and then the lazy admins who think an update or a request is
bothering them)...
You have to be creative an admining a server, and/or network to create an
environment that is well oiled and manageable and scalable, otherwise you
spend more time slapping band-aids and shoe strings just to keep it from
collapsing on a daily basis.
Curt
I seen a few system administrators that do nothing more then setup windows
boxes, simple networking, and simple servers following whatever the current
Microsoft manuals/books say to do. That's more following directions then
being creative. I guess the sysadmins who work on keeping google humming,
ebay running, and the spam moving are the creative ones these days.
Don't think I ever met a systems programmer (met quite a few applications
guys who use VB to interface with databases and custom reports generators),
but they would probably be the most creative IMHO.