Ask HN: How much are broken wings of a netadmin that cannot write code?

2 pointscyberpingu2 comments

Hello HN,

in a net security environment, what's the best programming language you suggest to learn? I can only script in bash, since on my job I did never need any other language, but lately I feel half useless. I mainly parse logfiles and administer security devices (CISCO, linux servers).

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Python is the #1 language for Net/Dev Ops. Knowing a little will go a long way once you start managing everything with Salt or Ansible (both written and extended in Python).

Here's a good introduction: https://www.learnpythonthehardway.org/

Thanks for your suggestion, I shall follow it!

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