Re: Careers in Linux
"Jonathan D. Proulx" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a sysadmin at a computer science research lab. I'd say C is
> probably the least important part of my job, noone in the group is a
> "real" C or C++ hacker.
>
> You should be able to build programs from packaged source and be able
> to tweak a Makefile and library path, but for actually building
> administrative programs, interpreted language like shell and perl are
> very important. Especially since you'll endup inheriting your
> predecessor's tangled ball or scripts.
>
> So I would say that understanding programing genericly is a big plus,
> C isn't crucial.
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I will second this as sound advice and add that you will find that
learning Perl, and as much as possible about databases, especially SQL
is really where the money is. Currently the 'job market' for "Linux"
systems admins is just beginning to kick off. I expect that it will be
huge in a couple more years. It will also help if you have credentials,
such as certifications. This is very important if you intend to do
contract work. Best wishes!
John Foster
AdVance-Computing Systems
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