I had a similar career trajectory, also starting off with systems administration. It definitely goes both ways: great sysadmins know some elements of programming (e.g. using a debugger, analyzing a core dump) and great programmers know some systems/network administration (e.g. checking for host-to-host connectivity, inspecting packet payloads). In this context, the 80/20 rule — 20% of activities contribute to 80% of results — rings true.
These days, what are you working on?
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Hey Simon,
I had a similar career trajectory, also starting off with systems administration. It definitely goes both ways: great sysadmins know some elements of programming (e.g. using a debugger, analyzing a core dump) and great programmers know some systems/network administration (e.g. checking for host-to-host connectivity, inspecting packet payloads). In this context, the 80/20 rule — 20% of activities contribute to 80% of results — rings true.
These days, what are you working on?