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Author: Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
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Subject: Re: Knowing Linux as a developer: followup


On 2022-04-27 09:38, 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.


I second that thought!!

>
> 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.
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