The Psychology of System Administration?
Gerald Weinberg wrote The Psychology of Computer Programming almost 30 years ago, and it has made Software Development better by focusing on the people who do it well and how they work.
But to my knowledge nobody has written anything even remotely like it in the field of System Administration. And it is too bad because Jerry’s work helped lead the way toward programming languages designed for human beings, not machines.
Can somebody write this book soon?
We need to better understand what makes SysAdmin’s tick, and how the great ones solve complex problems quickly under pressure. The more we know about the best at our profession and what particular talents drive them, the more we’ll be able to move our profession forward.
But there seems to be no community of interest around this subject, and unless that happens it is going to be hard to find a market for a book like this.
If you this is something you are working on, or even just something that interests you, let me know and I might start a mailing list or something to help us organize and grow this idea.