Re: Advancing from Unix Sysadmin to Programmer

From: Dave Kosenko (dkosenko_at_no5pam.hotmail.com)
Date: 05/25/04

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    Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 22:49:09 -0400

    This may be a somewhat contentious position, but...

    When looking at the positions that have, to date, been most
    likely to be outsourced to places like India, Russia, etc.,
    it is the programming jobs that have been high on the list (along
    with help desk functions). Sysadmins, on the other hand, are
    much harder to locate overseas, especially if the hardware
    itself remains local. Even with outsourcing the
    location of the hardware to shared facilities, the need for
    local SA talent remains. And while a company may even outsource
    the SA function, it is likely to a company with a local
    presence and local SA staff.

    So in this regard, one might consider the SA to have the "safer"
    job.

    Dave

    On Mon, 24 May 2004 00:17:14 -0500, Chris Cox <notccox@notairmail.net>
    wrote:

    >Martin McMahon wrote:
    >> Hello there.
    >>
    >> I am a 33 year old Unix System Admin and am currently at a stage
    >> in my career where I have identified a change is needed in my career.
    >>
    >...
    >> My question is:
    >>
    >> Is it possible at this stage of my life to transfer (by whatever
    >> means) to a purely programming role, considering my age,
    >> experience and education?
    >....
    >
    >Well... I don't think there's anything wrong with this. However, I'm a
    >Programmer (C, C++, LISP, Cobol, Assembler, Pascal, etc) that became a
    >Systems Administrator. I consider it a promotion. I often times assist
    >our SW developers with troubleshooting. So either way, I'd recommend
    >Systems Administration, but there's nothing wrong with knowing how to
    >program.... and you don't necessarily have to change career paths.

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