Comments for Agile SysAdmin http://blog.agilesysadmin.org Discovering system administration best practices and tools Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Hello by Matt Simmons http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-3837 Matt Simmons Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:23:39 +0000 http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-3837 Hi Gordon, I've been looking through my RSS feeds, and I came across yours again, and I've got to say, I've really been missing your articles. You write well, and about topics that need discussion. Any chance of picking the torch back up? I know everyone gets busy, but this is such a great topic that I don't think it should be ignored. Take care, hope all is well. If you want to respond via email, you can get me at standalone.sysadmin@gmail.com --Matt Hi Gordon,

I’ve been looking through my RSS feeds, and I came across yours again, and I’ve got to say, I’ve really been missing your articles. You write well, and about topics that need discussion. Any chance of picking the torch back up? I know everyone gets busy, but this is such a great topic that I don’t think it should be ignored.

Take care, hope all is well. If you want to respond via email, you can get me at standalone.sysadmin@gmail.com

–Matt

]]> Comment on Scripting (part 3) - which language? by Dave http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2009/03/15/scripting-part-3-which-language/#comment-3161 Dave Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:05:22 +0000 http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2009/03/15/scripting-part-3-which-language/#comment-3161 http://everythingsysadmin.com/aboutbook.html is a a great collection of this kind of information. http://everythingsysadmin.com/aboutbook.html is a a great collection of this kind of information.

]]> Comment on Scripting (part 3) - which language? by Peter Tribble http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2009/03/15/scripting-part-3-which-language/#comment-11 Peter Tribble Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:42:36 +0000 http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2009/03/15/scripting-part-3-which-language/#comment-11 While consistency sounds good in theory, in practice it is simply unsuitable. Given that different tools have different strengths and weaknesses, and the range of tasks to perform can be large and diverse, requiring consistency simply means that you'll be forcing the use of inferior solutions much - if not most - of the time. Using the best tool for the job invariably makes maintenance easier, because the tools are much simpler. I've seen a lot of unmaintainable code simply come from using the wrong tool - whether that be by mandate (following the consistency argument here, for example), or because it's the latest fad (or was featured on the cover of the magazine the CIO read last week), or because it's all the author knows. While consistency sounds good in theory, in practice it is simply unsuitable.

Given that different tools have different strengths and weaknesses, and the range of tasks to perform can be large and diverse, requiring consistency simply means that you’ll be forcing the use of inferior solutions much - if not most - of the time.

Using the best tool for the job invariably makes maintenance easier, because the tools are much simpler. I’ve seen a lot of unmaintainable code simply come from using the wrong tool - whether that be by mandate (following the consistency argument here, for example), or because it’s the latest fad (or was featured on the cover of the magazine the CIO read last week), or because it’s all the author knows.

]]> Comment on Hello by admin http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-4 admin Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:30:04 +0000 http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-4 Wow - that's more than coincidence, we're definitely thinking about the same topics at the same time. Let's hope it's a case of great minds thinking alike. I'll contact you via email... BTW, sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you - just got back from holidays two days ago! Gordon Wow - that’s more than coincidence, we’re definitely thinking about the same topics at the same time. Let’s hope it’s a case of great minds thinking alike. I’ll contact you via email…

BTW, sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you - just got back from holidays two days ago!

Gordon

]]> Comment on Hello by Marcel Wegermann http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-3 Marcel Wegermann Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:54:06 +0000 http://blog.agilesysadmin.org/2008/12/17/hello-world/#comment-3 Hallo Gordon, I have already a happy new year, because I like what I see on your site! :-) Please have a look: http://www.wegermann.com/item/2008/12/25c3---lightning-talk-about-agile-system-administration I wrote my master essay (german diploma) about the adaption of agile development into the world of sysadmins. We could record a podcast and discuss what we have. Cheers Marcel Hallo Gordon,

I have already a happy new year, because I like what I see on your site! :-)

Please have a look:

http://www.wegermann.com/item/2008/12/25c3—lightning-talk-about-agile-system-administration

I wrote my master essay (german diploma) about the adaption of agile development into the world of sysadmins.

We could record a podcast and discuss what we have.

Cheers
Marcel

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