on 4/12/09 11:44 PM, Richard Chycoski said: > I still believe that it is too soon to cast this profession in stone.
Agreed. However, I think it probably would be a good idea for us to start trying to figure out how to make something like cement. And I think that the process of trying to put together a relatively complete body of knowledge (sound familiar?) is a good first step. We shouldn't wait until the field is dead before we start trying to put together our own version of "The Computer Science Handbook". Even if we don't succeed in doing so, going through the process will help teach us more about what we don't know, and what gaps we might want to look into trying to fill. As Bob pointed out, there are already places that are teaching SysAdmin curriculums, and giving out degrees. Our own Austin Community College hands out a few Associate degrees in related fields, and has various different certification programs that they provide. I think it would be to our benefit, and to the benefit of the community as a whole, if we got more involved in the process of trying to figure out what an SA curriculum should look like, and what kinds of existing certifications, materials, programs, etc... could be leveraged into that process. -- Brad Knowles <b...@shub-internet.org> If you like Jazz/R&B guitar, check out LinkedIn Profile: my friend bigsbytracks on YouTube at <http://tinyurl.com/y8kpxu> http://preview.tinyurl.com/bigsbytracks _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
