[thelist] Must a webmaster know databases???

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Hi Peter

There is some of that already. If you read the BOfH articles, which - though
satire - do reflect the typical sysadmin's experiences, you'll note that
the master is the BOfH (Bastard Operator from Hell) and the apprentice
is the PFY (Pimply Faced Youth).

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/30/index.html
http://www.bofhcam.org/
http://www.bofh.net/

Cheers
Martin

PS
1) Coming tonight, Peter?




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If this attitude becomes prevelant, it would seem that the IT industry
might revert to a pre industrial age infra structure, where you have large
numbers of specialist craft masters (with apprentices) who provide a
variety of specialist functions as services. This would not seem to be the
best environment for the non specialist.

This is a view I'm taking on a book I'm working on so I'd appreciate any
comments that would counter this arguement.




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