I may be biased, because I work in the Math/Computer Science Department at the local community college, but I really suggest you attend some college, even if it is only two years. I am not involved the Information Systems degree at our school much, but I hear a lot of students in that degree field who say, "I just want to be a System Administrator. I hate programming," when they are complaining about the introductory programming requirements for their degree.
From what I understand and from what I've been told by people who teach here and have worked in the field, anyone can be a System Administrator, but there is a big difference between a "good" SysAdmin and a "bad" SysAdmin and that the distinction usually has to do with knowledge of code... how to read it, write it, create it, improve it, fix it, etc. If a problem should arise within your system, and it cannot be fixed easily, you would be better off having knowledge of programming so that you can hopefully work more efficiently.
Now, if you already believe that your programming skills are great, then good luck. Just know that there is always going to be thousands of people looking for the same job you are and considering the current market, most of those people are actually BACK in a university during the downtime in order to finish their degrees or add on new ones.
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I think we need a new poll, now that it has successfully landed.
I may be biased, because I work in the Math/Computer Science Department at the local community college, but I really suggest you attend some college, even if it is only two years. I am not involved the Information Systems degree at our school much, but I hear a lot of students in that degree field who say, "I just want to be a System Administrator. I hate programming," when they are complaining about the introductory programming requirements for their degree. ... how to read it, write it, create it, improve it, fix it, etc. If a problem should arise within your system, and it cannot be fixed easily, you would be better off having knowledge of programming so that you can hopefully work more efficiently.
From what I understand and from what I've been told by people who teach here and have worked in the field, anyone can be a System Administrator, but there is a big difference between a "good" SysAdmin and a "bad" SysAdmin and that the distinction usually has to do with knowledge of code
Now, if you already believe that your programming skills are great, then good luck. Just know that there is always going to be thousands of people looking for the same job you are and considering the current market, most of those people are actually BACK in a university during the downtime in order to finish their degrees or add on new ones.
Beowulf cluster of these!!!
har har har.