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Re:System Design Primer: Learn how to design large-scale sys... by cassianoleal on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @09:37AM (#29725174)
Funny how the term "systems engineer" is loaded. I though more along the lines of https://diveintosystems.org/
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Re:System Design Primer: Learn how to design large-scale sys... by beaconstudios on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:19AM (#29725546)
Honestly I think it's a bit silly that such a broad term as "system" is often used to describe software and hardware administration. Reality is made of layered and networked systems so it feels odd to me to call somebody who manages Linux servers a "system administrator".

Might as well call it "thing manager".

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Re:System Design Primer: Learn how to design large-scale sys... by cassianoleal on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @06:44PM (#29731621)
lol so true. Anything that does something is a system, be it hardware, software, biological, mechanic...
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