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Re:Ask HN: Is this true? by jk4930 on Saturday March 20, 2010 @02:05PM (#1206700)
Mostly true. Tautologically because programmers specialize in programming and server guys specialize in running servers. Different problem domains with different ways of thinking, tools, problems. And we are talking about real programmers and real sysadmins and not some young hobbyists, I guess.
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Re:Ask HN: Is this true? by Locke1689 on Saturday March 20, 2010 @02:13PM (#1206711)
I think this is a pretty good characterization of my friend -- he's a great coder, but I think he will always be a better sysadmin. Not because of some innate sysadmin trait, but because he likes it better. You always put more effort into what you like more.
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