Re:A developer goes to a DevOps conference
by TheOperator on Sunday September 29, 2019 @07:57PM
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>Coding is a skill that takes time to master, and if these people were sufficiently motivated to code, they probably would've become coders before now.
Personally a DevOps/SRE type role appeals to me more because
1: I really liked ops but found coding and doing NOTHING but it kind of meh. A combo is fine.
2: I REALLY like approaching ops as a software problem
3: The work itself has more variety than straight ops or dev which I think is more suited to my adhd issues.
I think there is much political inertia and a lack of code savvy workforce keeping ops going but honestly the way I see it the writing is on the wall for traditional ops. I never see any ops positions in FAANG.
It may be true most coder s don't think about infrastructure but that gives more value to this niche not less. There is still value to DIY when it comes to things like infrastructure.
Personally a DevOps/SRE type role appeals to me more because
1: I really liked ops but found coding and doing NOTHING but it kind of meh. A combo is fine.
2: I REALLY like approaching ops as a software problem
3: The work itself has more variety than straight ops or dev which I think is more suited to my adhd issues.
I think there is much political inertia and a lack of code savvy workforce keeping ops going but honestly the way I see it the writing is on the wall for traditional ops. I never see any ops positions in FAANG.
It may be true most coder s don't think about infrastructure but that gives more value to this niche not less. There is still value to DIY when it comes to things like infrastructure.