I agree with this completely. I don't know everything there is to know about sysadmin stuff, but I sure as hell know where to look for the info.
I think that is an important factor. Logical diagnosis skills, a grasp of the basics and ability to learn quickly would be what I was lokoing for in a candidate.
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Interesting. What they are doing then is creating a bar to smaller (perhaps hobbyist) developers.
That just means that less cool stuff will be produced then I suppose.
I agree with this completely. I don't know everything there is to know about sysadmin stuff, but I sure as hell know where to look for the info. I think that is an important factor. Logical diagnosis skills, a grasp of the basics and ability to learn quickly would be what I was lokoing for in a candidate.
It looks like the companies have completely backed down from the case. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/news id_1285000/1285097.stm