Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:18:13 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: developer be a good administrator too : mandatory? Message-ID: <534B7DA5.7050404@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20140414031040.GA816@h61m.kathe.in> References: <20140414031040.GA816@h61m.kathe.in>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --QfdMHo4QlAnaKqQ0rr8GExHlsHc2SHv4G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 14/04/2014 04:10, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > i am re-training to be a software developer, because, i've > realized that it is what i love to do. >=20 > the question that's popping up in my mind is; > "is it necessary for a freebsd developer (c89) to also be a > great system administrator?". The c89 standard is pretty old hat nowadays -- most new FreeBSD code assumes c99 if not more recent. Still, it's no big deal to update yourself on C coding standards. > the rationale i've heard is that if you can't handle your > own freebsd system, how are you going to get productive! FreeBSD developers need to be able to manage their own systems to the extent that they can install or upgrade the systems they are working on, so they can test out the changes they make. Whether this counts as being a 'great system administrator' lies in the eye of the beholder. Of course, the primary direct consumers of the FreeBSD 'product' are mostly systems administrators (whether that is part of their job description or not). So you have to know quite a lot about their needs and requirements in order to write great software for them. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey --QfdMHo4QlAnaKqQ0rr8GExHlsHc2SHv4G Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.20 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJTS32vXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQ2NTNBNjhCOTEzQTRFNkNGM0UxRTEzMjZC QjIzQUY1MThFMUE0MDEzAAoJELsjr1GOGkATZKkP+we2LVFM/IEAGesu287WBWj6 pT/c3XToSDHtV1L9Ycw4liJrp3GC4uWtuILaj6T7JAouFjKh1Lj8gmuPN8FCC5pC H9jxF1Ji660h8SIkqm8WCU/mENXq5p+NphZHk4xwnwdyu3dCI3Bi+WrQXPcCnt/f icBopiF0zOu1N2hJGUdtZiiXhy3qBh4N5BZNpKk6YsO5OGH/3FcTAkn3Rm0Ykf4R jJCh3mY7US4HzF0dkmFIzO5nbIxqjg17yHeIxdQ/5Vg4Lpf4gcPBVFMuYxYvaPrf 2TEpsb4pB/VMKiQJX96bgz49V9ElbQeenF7LTYKA2CzahohxiSwc533tqKRuoeB1 MkPmyXX8xwTHGmRjt6qmA8gTsQTjGS71htjR0IW5BKQz3wM3TWiXK/wlGABZldqu S9P7xLP86WFmBCquP/TaycuGABR/0z/+rxz0KI7Nt8Ab3NMna+OFR0+s/feWn2Gs gcUvyIKPDPLLE8oDBntyIo2nEHxqs7XGqgBqxbO5ylhNY8NVsq3QedvhIWmRZ/Ce 2oUBiUfumKprLiq4zdG+G9lY4TLsZy+8F8NpV5LOhLjOhEOtu18ZMhrxhNhO+raw qwA5zdfJokzl1Hcn8yUr1zM4M05JoyWwg2BNERFFN46pZZHN1NH9GwRf0CmSYmHB b9b0oF2lWMjyPJHaeHSn =aFj1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --QfdMHo4QlAnaKqQ0rr8GExHlsHc2SHv4G--
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