I'm just thinking a PHP developer should be able to configure a host on DigitalOcean and a handful of other things. Nothing advanced. Given what might be coming Linux might be a decent desktop skill to have so one can recycle "old" hardware - just add an SSD for a really good time!! On 2022-04-27 10:43, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote: > There are two sides of this. > > 1) code written to a "platform" AKA PHP/JS specialist. > > 2) Code written with a deep platform integration. This is where you > should know Nginx, Apache, IIS, and related OS information. > > Both have a place in general software development. I prefer working > with the Latter but Can work with the former readily enough. I think > both should have a solid grasp of how various environment variables > will affect their application/code and related OS level constraints > but by no means need be a full OS admin. > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 12:39 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> It seems to me that anyone who writes code should have some >> knowledge of >> every OS that code will have to work with. It's been my experience >> that >> no software, machine or anything else developed by man has ever >> worked >> exactly as intended. There's always some bug or quirk that needs >> to be >> dealt with. >> >> On 4/23/22 14:16, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> This has been an interesting journey. AZPHP and a friend who owns >> a >>> data center confirmed that most developers do not have any >> familiarity >>> with Linux. All these years I thought otherwise. >>> >>> I still think there is value in knowing Linux as an opensource >>> developer. In my case I am a PHP developer. >>> >>> Maybe being involved in Linux distracted me from becoming a better >> >>> developer or maybe the opposite is true that my Linux involvement >> has >>> made me a better developer. >>> >>> In my mind I am exploring or assessing what I might have changed >> now >>> that I am at this point in my life and having had the experience I >> >>> have had with PHP since 2006. >>> >>> In a recent post I asked about changing from dominate PHP being >>> supported by Linux to Linux being dominate and supported by PHP or >> >>> another language and DevOps came up. >>> >>> Sorry I am thinking out loud and am hoping for your feedback. >>> >>> I wonder if PHP has run it's course. Maybe it is time to change >>> course. I need to do more research and give it more thought. >>> >>> I like opensource Linux hosting. I recently configured Ubuntu >> LAMP + >>> BIND + Let's Encrypt + Postfix + Dovecot. Doing so showed me how >> much >>> a really do not know. >>> >>> Any feedback is much appreciated. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss